HOK, Inc.

CTBUH Platinum Member

About

Member Since: 1986

Member Offices: New York City, Toronto

HOK is a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm. Through a network of 23 offices worldwide, HOK provides design excellence and innovation to create places that enrich people's lives and help clients succeed. DesignIntelligence consistently ranks HOK as a leader in sustainable, high-performance design and technology innovation.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Cost Consulting; Engineering, Multi-discipline; Façade Design / Engineering; Façade Systems; Financial Industry; Historical Preservation; Interior Design; Project Management; Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Platinum

Member Since

1986

Member Offices

New York City
Toronto

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	PIF Tower	385 m / 1,263 ft
2	85 Sky Tower	347.5 m / 1,140 ft
3	NEVA TOWERS 2	345 m / 1,132 ft
4	ADNOC Headquarters	342 m / 1,122 ft
5	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	328.6 m / 1,078 ft
6	600 Travis Street	305.4 m / 1,002 ft
7	NEVA TOWERS 1	297 m / 974 ft
8	Lippo Sixty One Plaza	261.4 m / 858 ft
9	Crystal Tower	240 m / 787 ft
10	The Central Bank of Kuwait New Headquarters Building	238.5 m / 782 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: The Central Bank of Kuwait New Headquarters Building

Interior Space Award 2019

Ctbuh Leaders

William Kenworthey

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2018 – Present

New York City

Matt Breidenthal

CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2017

New York City

Kenneth Drucker

CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2012

New York City

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

27 October 2015

2015 New York Conference - Session 5b - Q&A

Roger Soto, HOK; Louis Becker, Henning Larsens Architects; and Pierre Marcout, Prisme Entertainment, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference Session 5b:...

Research

20 October 2018

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism

As we approach the new normality of cities housing 10 million or more inhabitants, those best positioned for the future are evolving along polycentric, multi-nodal...

Global News

15 November 2019

Multi-Tenant Office Tower to be Built in Downtown Kansas City

A divided City Council approved a financing agreement for a multi-tenant downtown office tower, the likes of which Kansas City, Missouri hasn’t seen in more...

360 Architecture (2015)

Caudill Rowlett Scott (1994)

HOK Architects Corporation

Acquired companies

360 Architecture (2015)

Caudill Rowlett Scott (1994)

Subsidiary companies

HOK Architects Corporation

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Dalian Greenland Center	Dalian	-	518 m / 1,699 ft
2	PIF Tower	Riyadh	2021	385 m / 1,263 ft
3	85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	1997	348 m / 1,140 ft
4	NEVA TOWERS 2	Moscow	2020	345 m / 1,132 ft
5	ADNOC Headquarters	Abu Dhabi	2015	342 m / 1,122 ft
6	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	Hanoi	2012	329 m / 1,078 ft
7	600 Travis Street	Houston	1982	305 m / 1,002 ft
8	NEVA TOWERS 1	Moscow	2020	297 m / 974 ft
9	1600 Louisiana	Houston	-	262 m / 859 ft
10	Lippo Sixty One Plaza	Cikarang	-	261 m / 858 ft
11	Crystal Tower	Kuwait City	2014	240 m / 787 ft
12	The Central Bank of Kuwait New Headquarters Building	Kuwait City	2016	239 m / 782 ft
13	Atlantis Hotel Sanya	Sanya	2018	236 m / 774 ft
14	Spire London	London	-	235 m / 771 ft
15	China Merchants Financial Center	Nanjing	2007	232 m / 761 ft
16	Intercontinental Hotel and Tower	Kuwait City	-	225 m / 738 ft
17	Keraton at the Plaza	Jakarta	2009	225 m / 738 ft
18	Fulbright Tower	Houston	1982	221 m / 725 ft
19	Bakrie Tower	Jakarta	2009	214 m / 702 ft
20	Great American Tower at Queen City Square	Cincinnati	2011	203 m / 665 ft
21	200 Public Square	Cleveland	1985	201 m / 658 ft
22	City Centre Rotana Doha	Doha	2014	200 m / 656 ft
22	Shangri-La Hotel	Doha	2014	200 m / 656 ft
24	Merweb Hotel City Center	Doha	2014	200 m / 656 ft
25	Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel	Doha	2011	200 m / 656 ft
25	Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel South Tower	Doha	2011	200 m / 656 ft
27	The Plaza Office Tower	Jakarta	2009	200 m / 656 ft
28	Wisma Mulia	Jakarta	2003	195 m / 640 ft
29	801 Grand	Des Moines	1991	192 m / 630 ft
30	One Oxford Centre	Pittsburgh	1983	188 m / 615 ft
31	Al Sahab Tower I	Dubai	2006	187 m / 614 ft
32	Mesk Tower	Dubai	2003	185 m / 607 ft
32	Murjan Tower	Dubai	2003	185 m / 607 ft
34	Samsung Electronics Research & Development Center Phase II	Suwon	2005	185 m / 607 ft
35	333 South Wabash	Chicago	1972	183 m / 601 ft
36	Marina Terrace	Dubai	2006	183 m / 600 ft
37	Flame Tower 1	Baku	2013	182 m / 596 ft
38	One Metropolitan Square	St. Louis	1988	181 m / 593 ft
39	Shinmay Union Square I	Shanghai	2005	180 m / 591 ft
39	Shinmay Union Square II	Shanghai	2005	180 m / 591 ft
41	900 Pine Street	St. Louis	1986	179 m / 588 ft
42	Robinsons Equitable Tower	Pasig	1997	175 m / 574 ft
43	The # Central Park II 203	Incheon	2011	175 m / 573 ft
44	Robinsons Summit Center	Makati	2000	174 m / 571 ft
45	Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 1	Dalian	2014	172 m / 564 ft
45	Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 2	Dalian	2014	172 m / 564 ft
45	Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 3	Dalian	2014	172 m / 564 ft
48	LIU East	San Pedro Garza García	2013	172 m / 564 ft
49	Four Seasons Hotel	Shanghai	2002	172 m / 564 ft
50	Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse	St. Louis	2000	170 m / 557 ft
51	Shenzhen Development Center	Shenzhen	1987	165 m / 542 ft
52	Flame Tower 2	Baku	2013	165 m / 540 ft
53	151 1st Avenue South	Nashville	2021	164 m / 539 ft
54	Daelim Acrovill One	Seoul	1999	163 m / 535 ft
54	Daelim Acrovill Two	Seoul	1999	163 m / 535 ft
56	The # Central Park I 101	Incheon	2010	163 m / 535 ft
56	The # Central Park I 102	Incheon	2010	163 m / 535 ft
56	The # Central Park I 103	Incheon	2010	163 m / 535 ft
59	Flame Tower 3	Baku	2013	161 m / 528 ft
60	707 17th Street	Denver	1981	159 m / 522 ft
61	One Churchill Place	London	2004	156 m / 513 ft
62	Fifth Street Towers II	Minneapolis	1988	154 m / 504 ft
63	35 Mariner	Toronto	2005	153 m / 503 ft
64	The # Central Park II 201	Incheon	2011	153 m / 501 ft
64	The # Central Park II 202	Incheon	2011	153 m / 501 ft
66	Topwin Center & InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun	Beijing	2016	150 m / 492 ft
67	Federal Office Building at Foley Square	New York City	1994	150 m / 492 ft
68	One McKinley Place	Taguig City	2000	149 m / 489 ft
69	717 Texas Avenue	Houston	2003	138 m / 453 ft
70	Al Mass Tower	Dubai	2003	138 m / 453 ft
71	Daelim Acrotel	Seoul	1999	137 m / 449 ft
72	Omni Fort Worth Hotel	Fort Worth	2009	136 m / 447 ft
73	Regions Harbert Plaza	Birmingham (AL)	1989	133 m / 437 ft
74	Wisma GKBI	Jakarta	1995	131 m / 430 ft
75	Torre HSBC	Mexico City	2005	131 m / 430 ft
76	Finland House	New York City	1970	130 m / 427 ft
77	Fairmont Hotel	Chicago	1987	130 m / 426 ft
78	Wells Fargo Center	Sacramento	1992	129 m / 423 ft
79	World Trade Center	Bangalore	2010	128 m / 420 ft
80	JW Marriott Convention Hotel	Austin	2015	124 m / 408 ft
81	Al Yass Tower	Dubai	2003	124 m / 407 ft
82	Benson Tower	New Orleans	1989	124 m / 406 ft
83	Johns Manville Plaza	Denver	1978	123 m / 404 ft
84	Galter Pavilion	Chicago	1999	123 m / 402 ft
85	10 Navy Wharf Court	Toronto	2005	123 m / 402 ft
86	Grand Hyatt Jakarta	Jakarta	1991	122 m / 400 ft
87	5 Mariner Terrace	Toronto	2005	117 m / 384 ft
88	Otis Research Center	Bristol (CT)	1986	117 m / 383 ft
89	Rosslyn Twin Tower One	Arlington	1980	116 m / 381 ft
90	Rosslyn Twin Tower Two	Arlington	1982	116 m / 381 ft
91	Centene Plaza Two	Clayton	2019	116 m / 380 ft
92	535 Mission Street	San Francisco	2015	115 m / 379 ft
93	Reforma 265	Mexico City	1995	115 m / 377 ft
94	JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown	Indianapolis	2011	115 m / 376 ft
95	222 East 41st Street	New York City	2002	114 m / 375 ft
95	600 Washington	St. Louis	1986	114 m / 375 ft
97	Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse	Tampa	1997	114 m / 375 ft
98	Lake Merritt Plaza	Oakland	1988	113 m / 371 ft
99	Fifth Street Towers I	Minneapolis	1987	108 m / 356 ft
100	Esquire Plaza	Sacramento	1999	108 m / 355 ft
101	No. 1 West India Quay	London	2004	108 m / 354 ft
102	Albuquerque Plaza	Albuquerque	1990	107 m / 351 ft
103	UŠĆE Office Tower 1	Belgrade	1965	105 m / 345 ft
104	Sheraton Incheon Hotel	Incheon	2010	102 m / 333 ft
105	150 California Street	San Francisco	1999	101 m / 330 ft
106	Limelight Condominiums Phase 2	Mississauga	2012	100 m / 328 ft
107	Fairooz Tower	Dubai	2004	98 m / 322 ft
108	3 Navy Wharf Court	Toronto	2005	97 m / 318 ft
109	One Civic Center Plaza	Denver	1984	95 m / 310 ft
110	River North Marriott Suites	Chicago	2008	91 m / 298 ft
111	Feinberg Pavillion	Chicago	1999	91 m / 297 ft
112	Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis	St. Louis	2007	88 m / 289 ft
113	H&R Block World Headquarters	Kansas City	2006	88 m / 287 ft
114	50 Kennedy Plaza	Providence	1985	87 m / 285 ft
115	Bollo Lane Plot 3A	London	-	86 m / 284 ft
116	The Royal London Hospital	London	2010	86 m / 283 ft
117	Anbar Tower	Dubai	2004	85 m / 279 ft
118	Bank of America Tower	St. Louis	1976	84 m / 275 ft
119	550 North Brand Boulevard	Glendale, CA	1989	84 m / 275 ft
120	Equitable Building	St. Louis	1971	83 m / 272 ft
121	The Condominiums at North Bank Park	Columbus	2007	81 m / 267 ft
122	IJ-Toren	Amsterdam	2002	80 m / 262 ft
123	KMOV Gateway Tower	St. Louis	1967	80 m / 261 ft
124	Westin River North	Chicago	1987	76 m / 248 ft
125	United States Federal Courthouse	Miami	2005	75 m / 246 ft
126	InterContinental Houston Medical Center	Houston	2019	74 m / 244 ft
127	Wake County Public Safety Center	Raleigh	1991	74 m / 241 ft
128	Miami-Dade County Children's Courthouse	Miami	2015	71 m / 232 ft
129	Westin Oaks	Houston	1971	68 m / 222 ft
130	Crystal Plaza II	Arlington	2009	66 m / 218 ft
131	77 Charles West	Toronto	2012	66 m / 216 ft
132	Bacardi Global Headquarters	Coral Gables	2010	66 m / 215 ft
133	USF Health Morsani College of Medicine & Heart Institute	Tampa	-	65 m / 214 ft
134	One Technology Center	Tulsa	2001	64 m / 211 ft
135	Three White Flint North	Bethesda	2012	59 m / 195 ft
136	Aloft Chicago City Center, Fairfield Inn River North, Hyatt Place River North	Chicago	2013	58 m / 190 ft
137	369-371 North Main Street	Memphis	2023	- m / - ft
138	Strata	Kansas City	2021	- m / - ft
139	Limelight Condominiums Phase 1	Mississauga	2012	- m / - ft
140	The Millennium	Arlington	2010	- m / - ft
141	Bollo Lane Plot 2F	London	-	- m / - ft
142	Bollo Lane Plot 2D	London	-	- m / - ft
143	Bollo Lane Plot 2C	London	-	- m / - ft
144	Bollo Lane Plot 2E	London	-	- m / - ft
145	The Allen 1	Houston	-	- m / - ft
145	The Allen 2	Houston	-	- m / - ft
145	The Allen 3	Houston	-	- m / - ft
145	The Allen 4	Houston	-	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

20 Years

Most Common Function*

Office, 57 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete, 59 Buildings

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

Function
Material

*Based on 148 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Gross-to-Net Height

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