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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
Height
5 PIF Tower

385 m

1,263 ft
8 85 Sky Tower

347.5 m

1,140 ft
9 NEVA TOWERS 2

345 m

1,132 ft
10 ADNOC Headquarters

342 m

1,122 ft
11 Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower

328.6 m

1,078 ft
12 NEVA TOWERS 1

297 m

974 ft
15 1600 Louisiana

261.8 m

859 ft
16 Lippo Sixty One Plaza

261.4 m

858 ft
18 Crystal Tower

240 m

787 ft
19 The Central Bank of Kuwait New Headquarters Building

238.5 m

782 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

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...

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Research

20 March 2020

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality

In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...

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Global News

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...

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Associated companies

360 Architecture (2015)

Caudill Rowlett Scott (1994)

HOK Architects Corporation

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

347.5 m

1,140 ft
9 NEVA TOWERS 2

345 m

1,132 ft
10 ADNOC Headquarters

342 m

1,122 ft
11 Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower

328.6 m

1,078 ft
12 NEVA TOWERS 1

297 m

974 ft
13 One Main Place

265 m

869 ft
14 Da Kang Square

265 m

869 ft
15 1600 Louisiana

261.8 m

859 ft
16 Lippo Sixty One Plaza

261.4 m

858 ft
17 Arena Central Tower

245 m

804 ft
18 Crystal Tower

240 m

787 ft
19 The Central Bank of Kuwait New Headquarters Building

238.5 m

782 ft
20 Atlantis Hotel Sanya

236 m

774 ft
21 Spire London

235.2 m

771 ft
22 China Merchants Financial Center

232 m

761 ft
23 Intercontinental Hotel and Tower

225 m

738 ft
24 Keraton at the Plaza

225 m

738 ft
25 Fulbright Tower

221 m

725 ft
26 Bakrie Tower

214 m

702 ft
27 Great American Tower at Queen City Square

202.7 m

665 ft
28 200 Public Square

200.6 m

658 ft
29 City Centre Rotana Doha

200 m

656 ft
29 Shangri-La Hotel

200 m

656 ft
31 Merweb Hotel City Center

200 m

656 ft
32 Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel

200 m

656 ft
32 Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel South Tower

200 m

656 ft
34 The Plaza Office Tower

200 m

656 ft
35 Wisma Mulia

195 m

640 ft
36 Sheikh Zayed 01

195 m

640 ft
37 801 Grand

192 m

630 ft
38 One Oxford Centre

187.5 m

615 ft
39 Al Sahab Tower I

187 m

614 ft
40 JAKA Tower

185.9 m

610 ft
41 Mesk Tower

185 m

607 ft
41 Murjan Tower

185 m

607 ft
43 Samsung Electronics Research & Development Center Phase II

185 m

607 ft
44 333 South Wabash

183.2 m

601 ft
45 Marina Terrace

183 m

600 ft
46 Flame Tower 1

181.8 m

596 ft
47 One Metropolitan Square

180.8 m

593 ft
48 Shinmay Union Square I

180.1 m

591 ft
48 Shinmay Union Square II

180.1 m

591 ft
50 900 Pine Street

179.2 m

588 ft
51 Robinsons Equitable Tower

175 m

574 ft
52 The # Central Park II 203

174.6 m

573 ft
53 Robinsons Summit Center

174 m

571 ft
54 Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 1

172 m

564 ft
54 Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 2

172 m

564 ft
54 Greenland Plaza Apartment Block 3

172 m

564 ft
57 LIU East

172 m

564 ft
58 Four Seasons Hotel

172 m

564 ft
59 The # Central Park III Tower 1

170 m

558 ft
59 The # Central Park III Tower 2

170 m

558 ft
61 Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse

169.8 m

557 ft
62 Shenzhen Development Center

165.3 m

542 ft
63 Samba Bank Tower

165 m

541 ft
64 Flame Tower 2

164.6 m

540 ft
65 151 1st Avenue South

164.2 m

539 ft
66 Daelim Acrovill One

163.1 m

535 ft
66 Daelim Acrovill Two

163.1 m

535 ft
68 The # Central Park I 101

163 m

535 ft
68 The # Central Park I 102

163 m

535 ft
68 The # Central Park I 103

163 m

535 ft
71 Flame Tower 3

160.8 m

528 ft
72 707 17th Street

159.1 m

522 ft
73 One Churchill Place

156.3 m

513 ft
74 Fifth Street Towers II

153.5 m

504 ft
75 35 Mariner

153.2 m

503 ft
76 The # Central Park II 201

152.7 m

501 ft
76 The # Central Park II 202

152.7 m

501 ft
78 Topwin Center & InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun

150 m

492 ft
79 Federal Office Building at Foley Square

150 m

492 ft
80 One McKinley Place

149 m

489 ft
81 717 Texas Avenue

138.2 m

453 ft
82 Al Mass Tower

138 m

453 ft
83 Daelim Acrotel

137 m

449 ft
84 Omni Fort Worth Hotel

136.3 m

447 ft
85 Regions Harbert Plaza

133.2 m

437 ft
86 Wisma GKBI

131 m

430 ft
87 Torre HSBC

131 m

430 ft
88 Finland House

130.2 m

427 ft
89 Fairmont Hotel

129.8 m

426 ft
90 Wells Fargo Center

128.9 m

423 ft
91 World Trade Center

128 m

420 ft
92 JW Marriott Convention Hotel

124.4 m

408 ft
93 Al Yass Tower

124 m

407 ft
94 Benson Tower

123.8 m

406 ft
95 Johns Manville Plaza

123.1 m

404 ft
96 Galter Pavilion

122.7 m

402 ft
97 10 Navy Wharf Court

122.5 m

402 ft
98 Grand Hyatt Jakarta

122 m

400 ft
99 5 Mariner Terrace

117 m

384 ft
100 Otis Research Center

116.7 m

383 ft
101 Rosslyn Twin Tower One

116.1 m

381 ft
102 Rosslyn Twin Tower Two

116.1 m

381 ft
103 Centene Plaza Two

115.8 m

380 ft
104 535 Mission Street

115.4 m

379 ft
105 Reforma 265

115 m

377 ft
106 JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown

114.7 m

376 ft
107 222 East 41st Street

114.3 m

375 ft
107 600 Washington

114.3 m

375 ft
109 Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse

114.3 m

375 ft
110 Lake Merritt Plaza

113.1 m

371 ft
111 Fifth Street Towers I

108.4 m

356 ft
112 Esquire Plaza

108.2 m

355 ft
113 No. 1 West India Quay

108 m

354 ft
114 Albuquerque Plaza

107 m

351 ft
115 UŠĆE Office Tower 1

105.2 m

345 ft
116 Sheraton Incheon Hotel

101.6 m

333 ft
117 150 California Street

100.6 m

330 ft
118 Limelight Condominiums Phase 2

100 m

328 ft
119 Fairooz Tower

98 m

322 ft
120 3 Navy Wharf Court

97 m

318 ft
121 One Civic Center Plaza

94.5 m

310 ft
122 River North Marriott Suites

90.7 m

298 ft
123 Feinberg Pavillion

90.5 m

297 ft
124 Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

88 m

289 ft
125 H&R Block World Headquarters

87.5 m

287 ft
126 50 Kennedy Plaza

86.9 m

285 ft
127 The Royal London Hospital

86.3 m

283 ft
128 Anbar Tower

85 m

279 ft
129 Bank of America Tower

83.8 m

275 ft
130 550 North Brand Boulevard

83.8 m

275 ft
131 Equitable Building

82.9 m

272 ft
132 The Condominiums at North Bank Park

81.4 m

267 ft
133 IJ-Toren

80 m

262 ft
134 KMOV Gateway Tower

79.6 m

261 ft
135 Westin River North

75.6 m

248 ft
136 Limelight Condominiums Phase 1

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,528 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.
137 United States Federal Courthouse

75 m

246 ft
138 InterContinental Houston Medical Center

74.4 m

244 ft
139 Wake County Public Safety Center

73.5 m

241 ft
140 Miami-Dade County Children's Courthouse

70.7 m

232 ft
141 Westin Oaks

67.7 m

222 ft
142 Crystal Plaza II

66.4 m

218 ft
143 77 Charles West

65.9 m

216 ft
144 Bacardi Global Headquarters

65.5 m

215 ft
145 USF Health Morsani College of Medicine & Heart Institute

65.2 m

214 ft
146 One Technology Center

64.4 m

211 ft
147 The Millennium

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,528 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 Three White Flint North

59.4 m

195 ft
149 Aloft Chicago City Center, Fairfield Inn River North, Hyatt Place River North

57.8 m

190 ft
150 5 Allen Center

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151 Strata

-
152 The Allen 1

-
152 The Allen 2

-
152 The Allen 3

-
152 The Allen 4

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

20 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (38%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (71%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 61 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 45 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.

Videos

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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...

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:...

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

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...

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...

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...

Research

20 March 2020

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality

CTBUH Research

In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...

20 March 2020

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...

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 Building's 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’...

20 October 2018

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism

CTBUH 2018 Conference Speakers

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...

20 October 2018

The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall

CTBUH Research

The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or...

Global News

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...

14 February 2020

Construction of Ušće Tower 2 Nears Completion in Belgrade

Located along the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, a new luxury skyscraper is being built next to the historic Ušće Tower, one of...

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...

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...

07 May 2019

Hotel and Condo Tower is the Latest Addition to a Nashville Skyline on the Rise

Work is underway at SoBro’s 151 site (i.e., South of Broadway at 151 First Avenue) to become one of downtown Nashville’s four largest skyscrapers. The...

26 April 2019

Korean Brokerage House Invests in Hong Kong Office Building

Mirae Asset Daewoo announced April 25 that it will underwrite mezzanine debt worth US$243 million for the Goldin Financial Global Center located in Kowloon Bay....

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.”