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HOK, Inc.

About

Member Since: 1986

Member Offices: New York City, Toronto

Website: http://www.hok.com/

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

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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 Zhonghai City Plaza
339.9 m / 1,115  ft
6 Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower
328.6 m / 1,078  ft
7 JPMorgan Chase Tower
305.4 m / 1,002  ft
8 NEVA TOWERS 1
297 m / 974  ft
9 1600 Louisiana
261.8 m / 859  ft
10 Crystal Tower
240 m / 787  ft

Awards

4th & Harrison

Award of Excellence: 4th & Harrison

Future Project Award 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Stefan Abidin

Stefan Abidin

CTBUH Advisory Group, 2022 – Present

Toronto

Building Completions Timeline

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:...

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Research

03 January 2022

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2021: A State of Current Construction

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021, part of the Tall...

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Global News

21 October 2022

New Insurance Headquarters Building Coming to Downtown Omaha's Skyline

Mutual of Omaha’s new headquarters will be adding a proposed 44-story skyscraper in the heart of downtown. The now-completed construction plans for the US$600 million...

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Associated companies

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 Shizimen CBD Tower

680 m / 2,231 ft

2 Dalian Greenland Center

518 m / 1,699 ft

3 Welcome Square Tower

450 m / 1,476 ft

4 Fairwell International Center

397 m / 1,302 ft

5 PIF Tower

385 m / 1,263 ft

6 Sun Center Office Tower I

378 m / 1,240 ft

6 Sun Center Office Tower II

378 m / 1,240 ft

8 85 Sky Tower

348 m / 1,140 ft

9 NEVA TOWERS 2

345 m / 1,132 ft

10 ADNOC Headquarters

342 m / 1,122 ft

11 Zhonghai City Plaza

340 m / 1,115 ft

12 Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower

329 m / 1,078 ft

13 JPMorgan Chase Tower

305 m / 1,002 ft

14 NEVA TOWERS 1

297 m / 974 ft

15 One Main Place

265 m / 869 ft

16 Da Kang Square

265 m / 869 ft

17 1600 Louisiana

262 m / 859 ft

18 Lippo Sixty One Plaza

261 m / 858 ft

19 Arena Central Tower

245 m / 804 ft

20 Crystal Tower

240 m / 787 ft

21 The Central Bank of Kuwait New Headquarters Building

239 m / 782 ft

22 Atlantis Hotel Sanya

236 m / 774 ft

23 Spire London

235 m / 771 ft

24 China Merchants Financial Center

232 m / 761 ft

25 Intercontinental Hotel and Tower

225 m / 738 ft

26 Keraton at the Plaza

225 m / 738 ft

27 3 Houston Center

221 m / 725 ft

28 Bakrie Tower

214 m / 702 ft

29 Halk Bank Headquarters Tower 1

208 m / 682 ft

30 Mutual of Omaha Headquarters

206 m / 677 ft

31 Great American Tower at Queen City Square

203 m / 665 ft

32 200 Public Square

201 m / 658 ft

33 City Centre Rotana Doha

200 m / 656 ft

33 Shangri-La Hotel

200 m / 656 ft

35 Merweb Hotel City Center

200 m / 656 ft

36 Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel

200 m / 656 ft

36 Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel South Tower

200 m / 656 ft

38 The Plaza Office Tower

200 m / 656 ft

39 Wisma Mulia

195 m / 640 ft

40 Sheikh Zayed 01

195 m / 640 ft

41 801 Grand

192 m / 630 ft

42 One Oxford Centre

187 m / 615 ft

43 Al Sahab Tower I

187 m / 614 ft

44 JAKA Tower

186 m / 610 ft

45 Mesk Tower

185 m / 607 ft

45 Murjan Tower

185 m / 607 ft

47 Samsung Electronics Research & Development Center Phase II

185 m / 607 ft

48 333 South Wabash

183 m / 601 ft

49 Marina Terrace

183 m / 600 ft

50 Flame Tower 1

182 m / 596 ft

51 One Metropolitan Square

181 m / 593 ft

52 Shinmay Union Square I

180 m / 591 ft

52 Shinmay Union Square II

180 m / 591 ft

54 900 Pine Street

179 m / 588 ft

55 Robinsons Equitable Tower

175 m / 574 ft

56 The # Central Park II 203

175 m / 573 ft

57 Robinsons Summit Center

174 m / 571 ft

58 Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 1

172 m / 564 ft

58 Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 2

172 m / 564 ft

58 Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 3

172 m / 564 ft

61 LIU East

172 m / 564 ft

62 Four Seasons Hotel

172 m / 564 ft

63 The # Central Park III Tower 1

170 m / 558 ft

63 The # Central Park III Tower 2

170 m / 558 ft

65 Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse

170 m / 557 ft

66 Shenzhen Development Center

165 m / 542 ft

67 Samba Bank Tower

165 m / 541 ft

68 Flame Tower 2

165 m / 540 ft

69 Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences

164 m / 539 ft

70 Daelim Acrovill One

163 m / 535 ft

70 Daelim Acrovill Two

163 m / 535 ft

72 The # Central Park I 101

163 m / 535 ft

72 The # Central Park I 102

163 m / 535 ft

72 The # Central Park I 103

163 m / 535 ft

75 Flame Tower 3

161 m / 528 ft

76 707 17th Street

159 m / 522 ft

77 One Churchill Place

156 m / 513 ft

78 Halk Bank Headquarters Tower 2

156 m / 512 ft

79 Fifth Street Towers II

153 m / 504 ft

80 35 Mariner

153 m / 503 ft

81 The # Central Park II 201

153 m / 501 ft

81 The # Central Park II 202

153 m / 501 ft

83 Topwin Center & InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun

150 m / 492 ft

84 Federal Office Building at Foley Square

150 m / 492 ft

85 One McKinley Place

149 m / 489 ft

86 717 Texas Avenue

138 m / 453 ft

87 Al Mass Tower

138 m / 453 ft

88 Daelim Acrotel

137 m / 449 ft

89 Omni Fort Worth Hotel

136 m / 447 ft

90 Regions Harbert Plaza

133 m / 437 ft

91 Wisma GKBI

131 m / 430 ft

92 Residences at The Allen

131 m

430 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 35 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 332 other buildings of the same Residential / Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
93 Torre HSBC

131 m / 430 ft

94 Finland House

130 m / 427 ft

95 Fairmont Hotel

130 m / 426 ft

96 Wells Fargo Center

129 m / 423 ft

97 World Trade Center

128 m / 420 ft

98 7 Labatt

125 m / 411 ft

99 JW Marriott Convention Hotel

124 m / 408 ft

100 Al Yass Tower

124 m / 407 ft

101 Benson Tower

124 m / 406 ft

102 Johns Manville Plaza

123 m / 404 ft

103 Galter Pavilion

123 m / 402 ft

104 10 Navy Wharf Court

123 m / 402 ft

105 Grand Hyatt Jakarta

122 m / 400 ft

106 5 Mariner Terrace

117 m / 384 ft

107 Otis Research Center

117 m / 383 ft

108 Rosslyn Twin Tower One

116 m / 381 ft

109 Rosslyn Twin Tower Two

116 m / 381 ft

110 Centene Plaza Two

116 m / 380 ft

111 535 Mission Street

115 m / 379 ft

112 Reforma 265

115 m / 377 ft

113 JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown

115 m / 376 ft

114 222 East 41st Street

114 m / 375 ft

114 600 Washington

114 m / 375 ft

116 Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse

114 m / 375 ft

117 Lake Merritt Plaza

113 m / 371 ft

118 Fifth Street Towers I

108 m / 356 ft

119 Esquire Plaza

108 m / 355 ft

120 No. 1 West India Quay

108 m / 354 ft

121 Albuquerque Plaza

107 m / 351 ft

122 UŠĆE Office Tower 1

105 m / 345 ft

123 Sheraton Incheon Hotel

102 m / 333 ft

124 150 California Street

101 m / 330 ft

125 Limelight Condominiums Phase 2

100 m / 328 ft

126 Fairooz Tower

98 m / 322 ft

127 3 Navy Wharf Court

97 m / 318 ft

128 One Civic Center Plaza

95 m / 310 ft

129 River North Marriott Suites

91 m / 298 ft

130 Feinberg Pavillion

91 m / 297 ft

131 Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

88 m / 289 ft

132 UP Office Building

88 m / 289 ft

133 H&R Block World Headquarters

87 m / 287 ft

134 50 Kennedy Plaza

87 m / 285 ft

135 Bollo Lane Plot 3A

86 m / 284 ft

136 The Royal London Hospital

86 m / 283 ft

137 Anbar Tower

85 m / 279 ft

138 1615 Poydras

84 m / 276 ft

139 Bank of America Tower

84 m / 275 ft

140 550 North Brand Boulevard

84 m / 275 ft

141 Equitable Building

83 m / 272 ft

142 The Condominiums at North Bank Park

81 m / 267 ft

143 Elephant Park-Plot H11b Block A

81 m / 267 ft

144 USF Health Morsani College of Medicine & Heart Institute

81 m / 266 ft

145 KMOV Gateway Tower

80 m / 261 ft

146 Westin River North

76 m / 248 ft

147 Limelight Condominiums Phase 1

75 m

246 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,173 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
148 United States Federal Courthouse

75 m / 246 ft

149 InterContinental Houston Medical Center

74 m / 244 ft

150 Wake County Public Safety Center

74 m / 241 ft

151 Miami-Dade County Children's Courthouse

71 m / 232 ft

152 Westin Oaks

68 m / 222 ft

153 Crystal Plaza II

66 m / 218 ft

154 77 Charles West

66 m / 216 ft

155 Bacardi Global Headquarters

66 m / 215 ft

156 One Technology Center

64 m / 211 ft

157 4th & Harrison

62 m / 203 ft

158 The Millennium

61 m

200 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,173 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
159 Three White Flint North

59 m / 195 ft

160 Aloft Chicago City Center, Fairfield Inn River North, Hyatt Place River North

58 m / 190 ft

161 5 Allen Center

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162 655 West Madison Street North Tower

-

163 Deptford Landings Plot 1C

-

164 369-371 North Main Street

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165 655 West Madison Street South Tower

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166 Strata

-

167 Bollo Lane Plot 2F

-

168 Bollo Lane Plot 2D

-

169 Bollo Lane Plot 2C

-

170 Bollo Lane Plot 2E

-

171 The Allen 2

-

171 The Allen 3

-

171 The Allen 4

-

Statistics

Average Building Age*

19 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (42%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (70%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 66 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 50 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

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.

Designated Experts

Kenneth Drucker

Design Principal; Design Principal, HOK, Inc.

Roger Manuel Soto

Senior Principal, Design Principal, HOK, Inc.

Ctbuh Leaders At HOK, Inc.

CTBUH Advisory Group, 2022 – Present

Stefan Abidin

Senior Associate, HOK, Inc.

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:...

27 October 2015

Iconic Office Tower Propels Saudi Arabia into the New Global Century: Challenges and Innovations

As the centerpiece of the King Abdullah Financial District, the CMA Tower is evidence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification strategy. The faceted...

20 August 2015

The Design of the Capital Market Authority Tower, Riyadh

HOK's Roger Soto discusses the design of the Capital Market Authority Tower in Riyadh.

18 January 2013

How Will Tall Buildings be Different in 20 Years?

Industry leaders answering this question include: Kenneth Drucker, HOK; James Goettsch, Goettsch Partners; Keith Griffiths, Aedas; David Malott, KPF; Adrian Smith, AS+GG; Rafael Viñoly, Rafael...

21 September 2012

Biomimicry Inspired Design for Nine Towers at Central Park in New Songdo City

The nine 45-60 story towers designed by HOK in New Songdo City along the edge of the new Central Park highlight the integration of high...

20 September 2012

Interview: Biomimicry

Kenneth Drucker of HOK is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Kenneth discusses biomimicry and its...

19 September 2012

The Next Generation of Ultra High-Rise Buildings

In recent times, several invitations have been issued by Governmental and Private Bodies to develop the next tallest building in the world, often with target...

19 September 2012

Innovative and Sustainable High-Rise Façade Systems in Asia

The variety of architectural ideas, the need to save energy and the specific demands of high-rise construction, different locations, locally available construction techniques and climate...

04 March 2008

Peer Review in the Foundation Design of the World's Tallest Buildings

Clyde Baker and Tony Keifer, AECOM, highlighted the advantages of having a peer reviewer involved in the foundation design from the start of the project...

03 March 2008

Sustainable Design in South Korea and Vietnam

Matthias A. Olt & James P. Rothwell of Callison, discussed two high-rise towers in South Korea and Vietnam at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in...

03 January 2022

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2021: A State of Current Construction

CTBUH Research

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021, part of the Tall...

12 January 2021

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2020: COVID-19 Contributes To Dip in Year-On-Year Completions

CTBUH Research

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2020, part of the Tall...

01 August 2020

Skybridges: State of the Art

Antony Wood, Peng Du & Daniel Safarik, CTBUH

For more than a century, architects and urban visionaries have foretold of three-dimensional cities, with tall buildings linked by skybridges forming a new kind of...

20 March 2020

Interactive Study on The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now

CTBUH Research

This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...

30 January 2020

Tall Building Predictions for 2020

CTBUH Research

The combined brains of the CTBUH editorial and database staff boldly predict what might happen across the global skyscraper industry in 2020. Check out our...

25 April 2019

Offset Cores: Trends, Drivers and Frequency in Tall Buildings

Dr. Philip Oldfield, UNSW Sydney; Bronte Doherty, BVN Architecture

This research explores the trends, drivers and frequency of offset cores in the world’s tallest buildings. It charts the history of tall building layouts, exploring...

25 April 2019

Tall Buildings in Numbers: World's Tallest Offset-Core Buildings

CTBUH Research

There has long been an interest in separating the service cores of tall buildings from the main programmed areas – to create more column-free, easily-configured...

12 December 2018

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018

CTBUH Research

The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...

21 October 2022

New Insurance Headquarters Building Coming to Downtown Omaha's Skyline

Mutual of Omaha’s new headquarters will be adding a proposed 44-story skyscraper in the heart of downtown. The now-completed construction plans for the US$600 million...

28 February 2022

Mutual of Omaha Seeking Funding for New Skyscraper

Mutual of Omaha is requesting up to US$68.6 million in tax-increment financing to help with construction of a new skyscraper in downtown Omaha. If the city...

28 January 2022

Plan Revealed for Downtown Omaha Skyscraper Along Streetcar Line

Downtown Omaha may see a new high-rise corporate headquarters and a new midtown streetcar line—with no projected tax increase—under a new development plan announced by Mutual...

23 July 2020

Renovations Revealed for Houston Tower, Along With Major Deal

Hines, the international real estate firm, and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (Cerberus), a global leader in alternative investing, announced on 13 July...

22 April 2020

Investment Firm Acquires Stake in Moscow Skyscraper Project

Russian investment firm Metrika Investments has purchased the office part of Renaissance Development's flagship IFC NEVA TOWERS scheme, in what is considered the largest Russian...

22 April 2020

Investment Firm Acquires Stake in Moscow Skyscraper Project

Russian investment firm Metrika Investments has purchased the office part of Renaissance Development's flagship IFC NEVA TOWERS scheme, in what is considered the largest Russian...

26 June 2019

Two Downtown Houston Skyscrapers to be Sold for US$627 Million

The downtown Houston skyscraper commonly called JPMorgan Chase Tower, located at 600 Travis St., and the adjacent Chase Center building are reportedly being sold in...

23 May 2019

Vacant St. Louis Skyscraper May Have a Buyer

The vacant AT&T skyscraper at 900 Pine Street in downtown St. Louis, empty since the fall of 2017, may finally get a new owner. During...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving HOK, Inc.

CTBUH New York Hosts Seminar: Linking Style with Function

28 February 2019

CTBUH New York Chapter hosted a presentation on LaGuardia Airport's new Terminal B, joined by speakers from the project's design teams.

CTBUH New York Chapter Hosts Discussion on Health Care Design

14 November 2018

The CTBUH New York Future Leaders Committee hosted a discussion on strategies for healthcare resiliency, featuring architects, engineers, project managers and owners.

CTBUH Italy Co-Hosts the 7th Tall Buildings Conference in Milan

07 June 2017

CTBUH Italy co-hosted the seventh edition of the one-day International Tall Buildings Conference held in Milan, which focused on various challenges of tall buildings.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

CTBUH 13th Annual Awards Executive Table Sponsor

06 November 2014

The CTBUH 13th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the daytime Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.

CTBUH 2013 London Conference Silver+ Sponsor

11–13 June 2013

In the midst of two decades of unprecedented tall building development globally, Europe has increasingly embraced the skyscraper, even in cities seen as “anti-tall.”