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	DC Sports & Entertainment Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		HOK established a Washington, DC office in 1972 with the commission for the National Air and Space Museum.
		In 1983, HOK Sport was founded -- the first practice dedicated exclusively to the design of sports facilities and pioneered a new specialty within the architecture industry.
		Today, HOK Sport has a staff of 350 and draws from the combined expertise of more than 800 projects with construction value exceeding $15 billion.
	www.dcsec.com /newballpark/hok.html (228 words)

	Alltel Stadium
		HOK Turf's system is based on a simple concept: The most efficient turf system is one that captures the natural force of gravity.
		The HOK Sport Turf field at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium is the newest sports turf installation in the National Football League.
		HOK Sport Turf and HOK Sport are part of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, the nation's largest architectural firm.
	users.california.com /~csuppes/NFL/JacksonvilleJaguars (1674 words)

	HOK Sports' dominant role in region's stadium raises questions
		When HOK Sport architect Earl Santee emerged from the Fort Pitt Tunnel on July 12, 1994, the air was hot and muggy, and Three Rivers Stadium was aglow with lights.
		HOK, after all, is the designer of such ballparks as Baltimore's Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Jacobs Field in Cleveland and Coors Field in Denver.
		HOK got all of the major stadium work in Pittsburgh the same way it landed jobs in other parts of the country -- by being aggressive, by getting in the door early and by showing owners how to wring more revenue from a stadium than they ever thought possible.
	www.post-gazette.com /businessnews/20020317hok2.asp (1879 words)

	HOK HOK Sport Venue Event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		HOK Sport Venue Event, the HOK Sport companies, represent a tradition of innovation that has transformed the way people experience sporting events, conventions, and meetings.
		HOK Event plans and implements all aspects of major special events by designing temporary modifications to permanent venues and the surrounding areas.
		The HOK Sport companies have offices in Kansas City, London, Brisbane, Nashville and Denver; a role in more than 800 projects, and 350 employees worldwide.
	www.hok.com /markets/sportvenueevent/index.htm (208 words)

	KUsports.com - : Ex-Jayhawk Williams helps with strength center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Williams, 25, is a member of the HOK S+V+E design team that conceived the Anderson Family Strength and Conditioning Center, an $8 million, 42,000-square-foot project located on the northwest corner of Anschutz Pavilion.
		HOK S+V+E is the largest architecture firm in the metro area with 193 architects and 260 employees.
		Closer to home, HOK S+V+E was involved in the renovation of KU's Memorial Stadium and the expansion of KSU Stadium in Manhattan.
	www.kusports.com /news/strengthcenter/story/102086 (969 words)

	SportingNews.com - Your expert source for Architect chosen for new Gopher Stadium
		The selection of HOK Sport marked another big step in a long effort to bring Big Ten football back to campus after more than 20 years of Saturdays in the Metrodome.
		HOK, which was chosen over two other finalists, is well known in the stadium design industry.
		HOK expects to complete preliminary drawings by October or November and have a more complete design ready by spring.
	www.sportingnews.com /cfootball/articles/20060608/745918-p.html (536 words)

	HOK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		HOK Honored by U.S. Green Building Council for
		HOK's 15-year commitment and contributions to the "green" building movement have been honored by the U.S. Green Building Council with the "Organizational Excellence" award in the 2006 USGBC Leadership Awards program.
		HOK accepted the award November 16 at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Denver.
	www.hok.com (54 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Stadium Architects Fear More Of Same
		The long relationship between baseball and HOK Sport could lead to a stadium that is simply a knockoff of previous efforts by that firm, said the architects, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process is ongoing.
		A high-ranking baseball source with influence in the selection process acknowledged that he favors HOK Sport because the company understands how to achieve the basics -- such as sightlines -- and is best equipped to complete the $279 million ballpark on the tight deadline.
		HOK Sport officials declined to comment this week, saying they were instructed by the selection committee not to talk to the media.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A25201-2005Mar10?language=printer (860 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Architects Promise Visionary D.C. Ballpark
		The D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission awarded the $18.6 million contract to HOK Sport, the Kansas City, Mo.-based division of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum that has designed or collaborated on 12 of the 17 major league baseball stadiums that have opened since 1990.
		Although the sports commission delayed the final selection for several weeks, HOK was the favorite of all search committee members from the start, said sports commission Chief Executive Allen Y. Lew.
		Supporters of HOK said the firm is capable of being creative and forward-thinking but is often hamstrung by team owners who insist on replicas of proven designs.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A16671-2005Mar31?language=printer (804 words)

	Hellmuth Obata and Kassbaum v. King
		In these proceedings, Hok Sport claimed that each of the Defendants was personally liable in respect of the sums which, had it been formed, AHAG would have been liable to pay for the professional services which it (Hok Sport) undertook between February and June 1997.
		HOK Sport [was to] provide design services for the development of a conceptual design and preparation of documents to be used by AAG for marketing and soliciting finance for the Hannover project.
		Discussion of the terms on which Hok Sport was to be engaged appear to have taken place during that week with minor revisions to the drafts being suggested by Hok Sport in Mr London's fax dated 15th May 1997 (3/627 to 628, 631 to 640).
	www.ucc.ie /law/restitution/archive/englcases/hellmuth.htm (14797 words)

	HOK Architects, Telford College, Edinburgh, UK, London
		HOK Architects will reconfigure Telford College to accommodate more than 21,000 students and 600 staff members while consolidating four existing campus sites; this Edinburgh college is the largest college building constructed in Scotland in the last three decades.
		HOK Architects have provided a hub at the centre of this floor, acting as the main point of social interaction.
		HOK Sport is a major architect practice specialising in sports architecture eg stadia design, based in Kansas City, London and Brisbane and is part of the HOK Architects group
	www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk /HOK_telford_college.htm (546 words)

	HOK Sport to design Nationals' home - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - March 31, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		HOK submitted the lowest bid of the three finalists for the job, city sources said.
		HOK Senior Vice President Earl Santee said earlier this month he envisioned the new stadium as "part monument, part ballpark," a modern structure with an exterior of glass and stone.
		If HOK and the city decide the tunnel does not need to be moved, the overall land acquisition and environmental and infrastructure costs would fall to $134.2 million.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20050331-010415-6150r.htm (732 words)

	ULTIMATE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. The future of Sports and Entertainment in Las Vegas
		HOK Sport is an internationally renowned architectural practice devoted to creating exceptional public assembly facilities.
		HOK Sport has conceived the design vocabulary used in today’s ballparks, stadiums and arenas and is charting an inventive course for tomorrow’s sports facilities.
		With projects like the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in China and Wembley Stadium and the Ascot Racecourse Development in England, HOK Sport is expanding its impact on international architecture.
	www.ultimatesportsresort.com /HOKintro.html (213 words)

	Ballpark will be 'iconic' - The Washington Times: Sports - April 01, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		HOK Sport, named yesterday as architect of the Washington Nationals' stadium in Southeast, said it is planning to design a ballpark that is "iconic and truly distinctive to Washington, D.C."
		HOK has served as the lead architect for 10 of the last 14 stadiums in Major League Baseball to be built, including Oriole Park at Camden Yards and San Francisco's SBC Park.
		The sports commission also is planning to have some type of public advisory process to allow for citizen input into the design, though details have yet to be solidified.
	washingtontimes.com /sports/20050401-012529-9986r.htm (549 words)

	Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, MO and the name of the company is derived from the surnames of its three founding partners, George Hellmuth, Gyo Obata and George Kassabaum, all graduates of the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.
		HOK S+V+E is more widely known to the general public than its parent due to the nature of the projects it does.
		HOK's first office outside the United States opened in Hong Kong in 1984 and HOK has continued to expand by open additional offices in the United States and around the world and acquisition of other leading firms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HOK (610 words)

	Autodesk - HOK Sport + Venue + Event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		HOK Sport + Venue + Event is an internationally renowned design practice devoted to creating sport and public assembly facilities.
		With their implementation of Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004, HOK S+V+E realized a clear and immediate return on investment: automatic generation of sections and elevations allowed a week’s worth of work to be generated in 15 minutes.
		As the premier designer of sports venues, HOK S+V+E is committed to producing designs which provide each and every seat a direct line of sight to all the action.
	usa.autodesk.com /adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=3808588 (719 words)

	Sportscolumn.com - Sports News - Wanna new stadium? Call HOK
		Every sports franchise needing a stadium refit are HOK fans in the same way as women needing a refit are Botox fans.
		But sports fans rarely complain, because when they're not watching the game, they are doing the 101 other things available at an HOK Stadium.
		In fact, word got out that HOK were so good at their job that UK and Portugese soccer clubs hired them to make sure that the most rabid sports fans in the world- soccer fans- have a nice home to swear at the opposition.
	www.sportscolumn.com /story/2005/6/29/11920/5303 (729 words)

	Go Team! \| Metropolis Magazine
		HOK Sport’s Dennis Wellner describes his partnership with Peter Eisenman on the design of the new Arizona Cardinals stadium in Phoenix.
		Since Dennis Wellner cofounded HOK Sport in 1983, the Kansas City–based subsidiary of HOK has become one of the world’s largest designers of sports facilities and has built no less than 14 of the NFL’s 31 football fields—not to mention London’s new 90,000-seat Wembley Stadium, in collaboration with Foster and Partners.
		The idea of mitigating the impact of a sports facility and a sea of parking lots is more at the concept stage right now for NFL stadiums.
	www.metropolismag.com /cda/story.php?artid=2230 (1216 words)

	Seattle SuperSonics, National Basketball Association - CBS SportsLine.com
		The Oklahoma City businessman returned to Seattle on Wednesday to announce the hiring of HOK Sport as the architectural firm that will be asked to create and possibly build the new arena that Bennett is seeking.
		The selection of HOK Sport as the project architect comes two weeks after ICON Venue Group of Denver was chosen to be the developmental lead for the ownership group.
		HOK's Jim Walters will be called upon to create architectural plans for an arena complex with no stated budget and no current commitment of public money.
	www.cbs.sportsline.com /nba/story/9837392 (569 words)

	Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
		HOK emerged as an innovative designer of sports facilities with the 1992 opening of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of the Baltimore Orioles Major League Baseball team.
		HOK Sport was selected in a competitive process led by the new Owner's Representative, ICON Venue Group.
		HOK Sport Venue Event is the world's leading public assembly design firm.
	investors.com /breakingnews.asp?journalid=46310618 (1016 words)

	HOK Sports moving to River Market - UrbanPlanet.org
		HOK Sport+Venue+Event, one of the nation's premier sports architecture firms, saw its plan for a new headquarters in the River Market approved Thursday by the Kansas City Council.
		Councilman Chuck Eddy, the chairman of the council's Finance Committee, said HOK had given him no indication it plans to leave the building after 10 years, but added he will seek some guarantees that the city's financial position will be protected in the outlying years during the final negotiations.
		The HOK building was originally proposed a year ago by George Birt, a veteran River Market developer, and was to have been a larger, mixed-use project with two additional floors for condominium residences.
	www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=1927 (780 words)

	HOK Sport selected as architect for URI Convocation Center
		HOK Sport is reporting to the program manager, Gilbane Building Co., Providence, which is overseeing the project at the direction of the University.
		Among the areas to be addressed by HOK Sport and its consultants are facility design, site analysis, structural, electrical and mechanical engineering, landscape architecture, acoustics, transportation issues, and environmental permitting issues.
		Michael Hand, vice president and principal in charge of the Sports Facilities Group of HOK Sport, said in his proposal letter to the state of Rhode Island that these buildings can make remarkable differences for their institutions.
	www.uri.edu /convocation_center/architect.html (520 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - New-look Lansdowne plans unveiled
		The design for the proposed new Lansdowne Road stadium was unveiled by Mr John O'Donoghue, TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism at a function held earlier today at the Ballsbridge venue.
		The design, which has been created by international stadia architects HOK Sport Architecture, working with Ireland's Scott Tallon Walker, is for a 50,000 all-seated stadium.
		Speaking on behalf of HOK Sport Architecture the Senior Principal, Rod Sheard, said: "The new Lansdowne Road Stadium is a design for the 21st century, symbolising the positive future for sport in Ireland.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2005/1017/lansdowne.html (594 words)

	HOK Event - an HOK Sport company
		HOK Event, an HOK Sport company, is part of the world’s largest public assembly design and planning firm.
		HOK Event is a team of acclaimed international event professionals capable of planning and implementing all aspects of major special events.
		Headquartered in Denver, HOK Event is joined by HOK Sport company offices in Kansas City, London, Brisbane and Nashville.
	www.hokevent.com (162 words)

	Sports Venue Technology - Euro 2004 - UEFA European Football Soccer Championship Finals, Portugal
		On 12 October 1999 in Aachen, Germany, UEFA President Lennart Johansson announced that Portugal was the host for the Finals of the 2004 UEFA European Championship.
		Sinclair Knight Merz has worked with HOK Sport London and Quantity Surveyors, Northcroft on the new 65,000-seater Benfica Stadium in Lisbon.
		HOK Sport + Venue + Event have designed the new Algarve Stadium in Faro.
	www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/2004euro (1341 words)

	David Elder, HOK Sport: The Stadium in the City Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		It celebrates the sporting feat, competition and spectacle that form the central activity of the stadium.
		HOK are working with the club and the council to develop a scheme for a new stadium on a brownfield site still within the busy borough of Islington.
		The stadium owner’s objective must be an efficient and commercial primary business centred on good core attendance at regular sporting fixtures plus maximised alternative revenue streams from such visitor attractions as museum, hall of fame, interpretation centre, etc. Visitors will come to the city because the stadium is there.
	www.architecture.com /go/Architecture/Debate/Forums_2093.html (2210 words)

	Wembley Stadium
		HOK Sport to design new Wembley Stadium as a member of the World Stadium Team
		KANSAS CITY, Mo - HOK Sports Facilities Group in association with London-based architectural firms Foster and Partners and LOBB Sports Architecture was selected today design a new Wembley Stadium.
		To be owned by the English National Stadium Trust, Wembley Stadium has been the scene of many international sporting and entertainment events since opening to an estimated crowd of 200,000 in 1923 for the first Football Association Cup Final.
	users.california.com /~csuppes/Soccer/England/Wembley/index.htm (1470 words)

	KIMA - Yakima 29 - Sports - Sonics hire architect firm to design new stadium
		The Sonics ownership hired the sports architect firm, HOK Sport, to design a new stadium for the team on a site yet to be chosen, the ownership announced on Wednesday.
		He also said the size of the new facility to be designed by HOK is not yet established.
		HOK already has 30 National Football League clients, including new stadiums for the Baltimore Ravens, the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans.
	www.kimatv.com /sports/4782996.html (588 words)

	U picks firm to design new stadium - Minnesota Daily
		A giant in the sports architecture world, HOK has designed many new professional stadiums around the country but also has experience on the collegiate sports scene.
		According to HOK Sport senior principal Scott Radecic, the firm has worked on more than 120 college campuses and on 38 college football stadium projects.
		But of those 38 stadium projects HOK Sport has worked on, none of them were complete stadiums; all were renovations of some sort.
	www.mndaily.com /articles/2006/06/14/68493 (649 words)

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