HOK returns to sports design - completes deal for 360 Architecture
Global engineering and design company HOK is returning to sports facility design for the first time since 2008, after completing a deal to acquire Kansas City, US-based sports architects 360 Architecture.
The deal is part of HOK’s strategy to expand its footprint in the sports sector and forms a central part of HOK’s new Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice.
Patrick MacLeamy, HOK’s chair and CEO, said: “We acquired 360 because we consider them the world’s most innovative designers of stadiums, ballparks, arenas, recreation and wellness centers, and mixed-use entertainment districts.
“This partnership also enables us to provide design services to all types of clients through new HOK offices in Kansas City and Columbus. It’s a transformative acquisition that will bring significant benefits to our clients and people.”
Founded in Kansas City, US, 360 Architecture 360 has been at the helm of some progressive designs of late, having been awarded the design contract for two 30,000-seat soccer stadiums in Iraq.
Elsewhere, the firm has been involved in plans for a new training facility for NBA side the Philadelphia 76ers, while its designs for mixed-use NHL centre Rogers Place have turned heads in the architectural industry.
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