HOK
About
HOK is a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm with a studio serving the Boston area, listed in Cambridge. Its people collaborate across a network of 27 offices on three continents. The firm describes itself as a collective of future-forward designers focused on improving people’s lives, serving clients and healing the planet, and it aims to cultivate a culture of design excellence where art and science meet.
Sustainability is central to HOK’s practice. The firm has been carbon neutral since 2022 and aims for net-zero emissions in the projects it designs by 2030. In 2025 its projects achieved, on average, a 68.2 percent reduction in energy use intensity compared to baseline, surpassing the AIA 2030 average. HOK addresses operational and embodied carbon through research, structural and enclosure optimization and sustainable material selection.
What to Know
- Fast Company recognized three HOK projects with Innovation by Design Awards.
- HOK was founded in St. Louis in 1955.
- The firm publishes research and design perspectives.
- It is a member of the Kendall Square Association.
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