HOK designs buildings and spaces that help colleges and universities achieve their goals across academics, athletics, science and research. Our Higher Education practice specializes in the following project types:
Science + Technology
We help the world’s leading universities drive new advancement and understanding in science and technology. Applying concepts from across academia and the private sector, our designers create campus labs, research centers and STEM learning environments that spark creativity, fuel collaboration and accelerate innovation.
Sports + Recreation + Entertainment
Athletics drive college culture and tradition and are an important source of university revenue. HOK’s Higher Education team recognizes the complex role athletics plays on college campuses. With assistance from our professional Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice, our Higher-Ed team designs stadiums, arenas, training centers and recreation complexes that inspire and excite student athletes, boosters, alumni, and entire student bodies.
Healthcare + Health Sciences
Healthcare and health education are rapidly evolving due to new technologies, new teaching approaches and new health challenges. Working in close collaboration with our Healthcare team, HOK’s Higher Education practice applies insights and lessons from the world’s top hospitals and medical institutions, to program, plan and design health sciences facilities that foster learning, nurture well-being and readily adapt to meet new needs and demands.
Planning + Landscape Architecture
The physical campus shapes how students see themselves and experience an institution. HOK’s Higher Education team works in conjunction with our planning and landscape architecture experts to help universities conceive and implement campus plans of all sizes. Drawing from across disciplines, including academic programming, space utilization and sustainable design, we deliver holistic planning solutions that reinforce the client’s academic mission and energize its stakeholders.
Academic Administration
Faculty are the lifeblood of higher education, leading both the instructional and research mission of academics. HOK’s Higher Education team works with universities to create faculty and administration spaces that promote collaboration, aid retention and enable staff to perform at their best.
