HKS Architects

CTBUH Silver Member

About

Member Offices: Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Dubai, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New Delhi, New York City, Orlando, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Washington D.C.

HKS is an international design firm with 24 locations offering great design at the local level and more than 1,300 architects, interior designers, urban designers, scientists, artists, anthropologists and more. We create places that delight, heal and stimulate peak performance.

HKS Shanghai utilizes state-of-the-art design methods and our unique design philosophies to produce excellent project experiences for our clients in Asia. Our Shanghai office has worked in China since 2010 and has a portfolio that includes healthcare, sports, hospitality, mixed-use and mission critical projects.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Interior Design; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

Member Offices

Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Dubai
Houston
London
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Miami
New Delhi
New York City
Orlando
Shanghai
Singapore
Tokyo
Washington D.C.

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago	1990	292.9 m / 961 ft
2	Renaissance Tower	Dallas	1986	270.1 m / 886 ft
3	Park Tower	Chicago	2000	257.4 m / 844 ft
4	Salesforce Tower	Chicago	2023	254.6 m / 835 ft
5	Comerica Bank Tower	Dallas	1987	239.9 m / 787 ft
6	Capella Tower	Minneapolis	1992	236.5 m / 776 ft
7	Torre BBVA	Mexico City	2015	234.9 m / 771 ft
8	Morgan Tower	Phnom Penh	2021	210 m / 689 ft
9	Thanksgiving Tower	Dallas	1982	196.5 m / 645 ft
10	The Palazzo	Las Vegas	2007	195.7 m / 642 ft

Building Completions Timeline

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Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Rose Rock International Finance Center	Tianjin	-	588 m / 1,929 ft
2	Torre Insignia	San Pedro Garza García	-	330 m / 1,083 ft
3	98 Red River	Austin	-	311 m / 1,021 ft
4	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago	1990	293 m / 961 ft
5	Renaissance Tower	Dallas	1986	270 m / 886 ft
6	Park Tower	Chicago	2000	257 m / 844 ft
7	Salesforce Tower	Chicago	2023	255 m / 835 ft
8	542-550 Howard Street	San Francisco	-	246 m / 806 ft
9	Comerica Bank Tower	Dallas	1987	240 m / 787 ft
10	Capella Tower	Minneapolis	1992	237 m / 776 ft
11	Torre BBVA	Mexico City	2015	235 m / 771 ft
12	Morgan Tower	Phnom Penh	2021	210 m / 689 ft
13	Thanksgiving Tower	Dallas	1982	197 m / 645 ft
14	The Palazzo	Las Vegas	2007	196 m / 642 ft
15	Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences	Denver	2010	195 m / 639 ft
16	The Avery	San Francisco	2019	188 m / 618 ft
17	The Republic	Austin	2022	179 m / 586 ft
18	Ross Tower	Dallas	1984	177 m / 579 ft
19	Regions Building	Tampa	1992	177 m / 579 ft
20	Bank of America Plaza	Tampa	1986	176 m / 577 ft
21	Madison Centre	Seattle	2017	171 m / 560 ft
22	Westin New York at Times Square	New York City	2002	162 m / 532 ft
23	Energy Centre	New Orleans	1984	162 m / 530 ft
24	Torre Sofia	San Pedro Garza García	2014	158 m / 518 ft
25	Frost Bank Tower	Austin	2004	157 m / 516 ft
26	887-909 West Peachtree Street, Northwest	Atlanta	-	152 m / 500 ft
27	Ameriprise Financial Center	Minneapolis	2000	152 m / 498 ft
28	Terminus 100	Atlanta	2007	148 m / 485 ft
29	Venetian Macau Hotel Tower	Macau	2007	148 m / 485 ft
30	The Century	Los Angeles	2009	146 m / 478 ft
31	Block 216	Portland	2023	141 m / 464 ft
32	400 Lincoln Square	Bellevue	2017	139 m / 457 ft
33	iSquare Mall + Hotel	Orlando	2022	137 m / 450 ft
34	Kensington Tower	Salt Lake City	2024	137 m / 449 ft
35	One Dallas Center	Dallas	1979	137 m / 448 ft
36	W Dallas Victory Hotel & Residences	Dallas	2006	134 m / 439 ft
37	Phoenix Tower	Houston	1984	132 m / 434 ft
38	The Bowie	Austin	2015	129 m / 423 ft
39	Wells Fargo Center	Salt Lake City	1998	129 m / 422 ft
40	Ashton	Austin	2009	126 m / 412 ft
41	Planet Hollywood Las Vegas	Las Vegas	2000	119 m / 390 ft
42	Austin Marriott Downtown	Austin	2020	118 m / 386 ft
43	33 New Montgomery	San Francisco	1986	117 m / 382 ft
44	5 Houston Center	Houston	2003	115 m / 376 ft
45	Viad Tower	Phoenix	1991	114 m / 374 ft
46	Omni Louisville Hotel	Louisville	2018	113 m / 370 ft
47	Terminus 200	Atlanta	2009	113 m / 370 ft
48	330 North Clark	Chicago	-	112 m / 369 ft
49	1221 Brickell Building	Miami	1986	111 m / 365 ft
50	Hillsborough County Center	Tampa	1990	111 m / 365 ft
51	The Christopher at the Union	Dallas	2018	108 m / 355 ft
52	Dominion Tower	Norfolk	1987	104 m / 340 ft
53	Bridgeview	San Francisco	2002	101 m / 333 ft
54	W Downtown Atlanta Hotel & Residences	Atlanta	2009	101 m / 331 ft
55	55 Second Street	San Francisco	2002	101 m / 330 ft
56	Aloft Austin Downtown and Element Austin Downtown	Austin	2017	100 m / 328 ft
57	The Union Dallas	Dallas	2018	96 m / 315 ft
58	Riverfront Plaza East Tower	Richmond	1990	95 m / 312 ft
58	Riverfront Plaza West Tower	Richmond	1990	95 m / 312 ft
60	Atlantis Royal Tower East	Paradise Island	1998	93 m / 305 ft
61	Market East Tower	Bethesda	2010	88 m / 289 ft
62	KPMG Plaza	Dallas	2015	88 m / 289 ft
63	Omni Nashville Hotel	Nashville	2013	85 m / 280 ft
64	Southtrust Building	Tampa	1981	85 m / 279 ft
65	101 Arch Street	Boston	1986	84 m / 276 ft
66	100 Spear Street	San Francisco	1983	83 m / 273 ft
67	Rosewood Court	Dallas	2008	83 m / 272 ft
68	The 88	San Jose	2008	82 m / 268 ft
69	Chula Vista Hotel and Convention Center	Chula Vista	-	73 m / 240 ft
70	Le Meridian Hotel Denver Downtown	Denver	2017	70 m / 231 ft
71	CNL Center II	Orlando	2005	59 m / 194 ft
72	Edition Hotel & Residences	West Hollywood	2019	48 m / 158 ft
73	Parc Soleil Tower 100	Orlando	2009	46 m / 150 ft
73	Parc Soleil Tower 200	Orlando	2009	46 m / 150 ft
75	Hall Arts Center Mixed Use Tower	Dallas	-	- m / - ft
76	1020 Spring Street Residential Tower	Atlanta	2023	- m / - ft
77	1020 Spring Street Office Tower	Atlanta	-	- m / - ft
78	6 Houston Center	Houston	-	- m / - ft
78	Four Seasons Private Residences	Bangalore	2018	- m / - ft
78	Hall Arts Center Residential Tower	Dallas	-	- m / - ft
81	Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru	Bangalore	2019	- m / - ft
82	2401 McKinney	Dallas	2023	- m / - ft
83	1200 Broadway	Nashville	2019	- m / - ft
84	6100-6198 West Legacy Drive Tower 2	Plano	-	- m / - ft
84	JW Marriott	Dallas	2022	- m / - ft
84	Klyde Warren Park Tower	Dallas	2018	- m / - ft
87	1020 Spring Street Hotel Tower	Atlanta	-	- m / - ft
88	Atlantis Royal Tower West	Paradise Island	1998	- m / - ft
89	The Cove Atlantis	Paradise Island	2007	- m / - ft
89	The Reef Atlantis	Paradise Island	2007	- m / - ft
91	JW Marriott Charlotte	Charlotte	2021	- m / - ft
92	2702 McKinney Avenue	Dallas	-	- m / - ft
93	OneOK Plaza	Tulsa	1984	- m / - ft
94	Marcus Tower at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital	Atlanta	2020	- m / - ft
95	6100-6198 West Legacy Drive Tower 1	Plano	-	- m / - ft
95	Embassy One Office Building	Bangalore	2018	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

19 Completed

2 Under Constr.

Average Building Age*

18 Years

Most Common Function*

Office, 38 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete, 36 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

*Based on 96 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

Construction Time Chart

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Gross-to-Net Height

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