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Together, we rise stronger and better. This Emirati Women’s Day, we celebrate the women whose leadership, ambition and c...
08/28/2026

Together, we rise stronger and better.

This Emirati Women’s Day, we celebrate the women whose leadership, ambition and contributions continue to shape the UAE and the families, communities, and institutions that support their progress.

At HKS, we believe the built environment has a role to play in that ecosystem. Places designed around care, dignity, wellbeing, and human experience can help support women and families through some of life’s most important moments.

HKS-designed Danat Al Emarat Women and Children’s Hospital in Abu Dhabi reflects that thinking by creating an environment dedicated to the health and wellbeing of women and children, while responding to the cultural and community needs of the UAE.

Today, we celebrate Emirati women and the collective strength that continues to move communities forward.

Learn more about the project: https://hks.onl/3Ugc4lH

📸 by Luke Hayes Photography

Materials behind the design: What if most of a student housing project was finished before it ever reached campus?By usi...
08/24/2026

Materials behind the design: What if most of a student housing project was finished before it ever reached campus?

By using prefabrication or modular design, projects can be cost efficient and quality controlled. This is important for education projects where it's best to minimize disruption.

At UC San Diego's Theater District Living and Learning Neighborhood — 1.4M square feet, 2,000 beds — prefabricated components helped this mixed-use student residential community hit its budget and schedule as a Design-Build project in partnership with Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects.

At UC Davis, Yosemite and Shasta halls use different methods: light-gauge metal, load-bearing wall and floor panels, digitally fabricated directly from our Revit model and built offsite. This helped provide quality assurance, speed of construction and expedited delivery. Yosemite added 370 beds; Shasta added 430, bringing that residence area to 800.

Our design for Sierra College’s New Student Housing took it further, pairing the same panelized system with prefabricated bathrooms and 358 beds erected on-site with minimal labor and minimal disruption to a campus with students still in session.

Different methods, same goal: move precision-dependent work into a factory setting so campuses keep running while the building goes up.

📸 by Chip Allen, Lawrence Anderson, and Kyle Jeffers

Can school design ease the isolation so many teens feel today? As a new school year begins, we’re revisiting the role t...
08/21/2026

Can school design ease the isolation so many teens feel today?

As a new school year begins, we’re revisiting the role the built environment can have on student outcomes.

When Uplift Education merged two cramped Dallas campuses into a single, light-filled K-12 site built around a central quad, we measured what changed for students before and after the move.

Adolescence is when well-being typically dips, stress climbs and loneliness sets in. At Uplift Education's Luna Campus, that decline didn't happen. Stress, loneliness and life satisfaction held steady at exactly the life stage when they're expected to drop. Students also showed up in pairs and groups far more than they had before, a measurable drop in observed isolation.

For school boards, superintendents and education leaders planning their next bond or capital campaign: this study gives you a data point and proof that space affects student well-being, not just capacity.

Explore the full study to see how evidence-based design turns square footage into better student outcomes: https://hks.onl/4xXDU4M

📸 by Wade Griffith

Located at the intersection of global influence, national politics, and neighborhood culture, the HKS Washington D.C. of...
08/19/2026

Located at the intersection of global influence, national politics, and neighborhood culture, the HKS Washington D.C. office demonstrates how thoughtful design can measurably improve environmental performance, human health and the daily experience of people using the space.

Three key ideas were behind the design:

Environmental responsibility: The space showed how design can drive measurable progress towards sustainability with a 19% reduction in operational energy and a 19.5% reduction in embodied carbon.

Brain-healthy design: Flexible layouts with adaptable workstations, quiet zones and collaborative hubs empower occupants with choice and flexibility.

A sense of place: Blending historic character with local culture, the design reflects D.C.'s unique identity.

HKS Washington D.C. is a model for a thriving, sustainable workplace environment that enriches both people and the planet.

Learn more about the project here: https://hks.onl/4wwd5Dk

Sometimes the most sustainable way to design a building is using one that is already standing. Across six adaptive reuse...
08/18/2026

Sometimes the most sustainable way to design a building is using one that is already standing. Across six adaptive reuse projects, HKS's teams are proving that what already exists can still provide benefits to people, the economy and the environment, including reducing embodied carbon.

Check out six of our projects that exemplify the transformative power of adaptive reuse.

🚂 Asher Adams Hotel - Salt Lake City, UT. HKS transformed this historic 1908 Union Pacific depot into a dynamic hospitality destination.

🏥 ParkwayHealth Gleneagles Chengdu Hospital – Chengdu, China. A former shopping mall now houses a 350-bed hospital, built around the transit connections shoppers once relied on.

🛫 Expedia Group – Springfield, MO. This workplace occupies a decommissioned terminal at Springfield-Branson National Airport, trading gates for desks.

⚕️ Private Client Outpatient Centre – London, UK. HKS converted a 19th century office building to create a modern outpatient medical facility.

💡 Arc Light Co. Apartments – San Francisco, CA. HKS designed four stories of residences atop the former California Electric Light Company, Station B, elegantly combining historic brickwork and contemporary glass.

🌇 ProMedica Headquarters – Toledo, OH. This headquarters is an adaptive reuse of a historic steam plant and building along Toledo's Maumee River.

Read more about each project here: https://hks.onl/4xQLjml

Bringing a child to a hematology and oncology clinic can introduce a range of emotions to both the caregiver and the chi...
08/10/2026

Bringing a child to a hematology and oncology clinic can introduce a range of emotions to both the caregiver and the child. But what if the child was able to choose between three distinct treatment zones that are designed with them in mind?

The AIA award-winning Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Hematology and Oncology Clinic creates this opportunity for patients, while cultivating a restorative, family-centered experience. The design recently won the Architectural Honor Award for Interiors from the AIA Detroit chapter.

The HKS team designed a healing environment where every element – light, layout, color and view – works cohesively to foster comfort, autonomy and hope.

Each treatment zone balances visibility and serenity. Anchored by a central nurse station, patients can choose between:

🌼 The “garden” for communal connection.

🐝 The semi-private “hive” for comfort and a sense of security.

⛅ The “sky” for privacy and personal reflection.

By blending biophilic materials, soft textures and evidence-based design, HKS created a healing environment that feels both clinically advanced and deeply human.

Infused with research-informed design and innovative lighting technology, the space promotes emotional well-being and supports positive patient outcomes.

Read more: https://hks.onl/4xu4j9Z

📸 by Jason Keen

A new destination for upscale hospitality in Florida. 🐚 The Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Jacksonville will serve a...
08/07/2026

A new destination for upscale hospitality in Florida. 🐚

The Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Jacksonville will serve as a jewel of the city, offering scenic, panoramic views of the St. Johns River. The development will connect a once underutilized stretch of waterfront with the vibrancy of downtown and EverBank Stadium, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

This luxury development will anchor the Shipyards district and elevate Jacksonville’s profile as a destination for events, tourism, and urban living, and inspire subsequent phases of the district’s master plan.

The property features:

✨170-key hotel with 26 branded residences, a marina building, and a six-story office building, One Tower Court, which is the new home of the Jaguars team headquarters.

✨ Luxury marine aesthetic, inspired by yachts, that complements the natural beauty of the surrounding riverfront.

✨ Signature dining spaces deliberately crafted to offer unobstructed water views.

✨ Opulent spa with amenities that position the hotel among the most differentiated luxury spa experiences in the market.

It will be the first Four Seasons property in the north Florida market.

Read more: https://hks.onl/4xmy24x

Emergency care starts before a patient reaches a doctor. It starts at the door. At Jackson Memorial Hospital, HKS design...
08/06/2026

Emergency care starts before a patient reaches a doctor. It starts at the door.

At Jackson Memorial Hospital, HKS designed separate emergency department entrances for adult, pediatric, corrections, and behavioral health patients — each tailored through materials and wayfinding to the experience that the patient needs most. Inside, a split-flow model keeps lower-acuity patients moving through a fast-track pod while higher-acuity cases get immediate, dedicated attention.

Soon to be one of the nation's largest emergency departments, patients report a faster, calmer, and more organized arrival. Staff report better visibility and smoother handoffs. Same building, better outcomes for everyone in it.

Read more: https://hks.onl/4fLsIAs

Designed in partnership with ID Collab

📸 by Tom Harris

A mountain passage. A banyan-shaded drive. A community park at pickup time. HKS designs the arrival experience different...
08/03/2026

A mountain passage. A banyan-shaded drive. A community park at pickup time. HKS designs the arrival experience differently for every practice, because welcome means something different to a hotel guest, a student, and a patient.

🏨 At the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal, HKS carved a passage through a mountain to reach the ocean beyond — guests drive straight through rock to arrive at the resort.

🏨 At Pier Sixty Six Hotel and Marina, arrival is anticipation, drawn out on purpose. A winding drive beneath a 100-year-old banyan tree builds toward a cresting glass wave canopy and a skyline view that guests don't see coming.

🎓 At Alamo Colleges District's Westside Education & Training Center, arrival is a promise. A central promenade with wide sidewalks, deep canopies, and abundant landscaping splits the campus and invites the neighborhood in.

🏫 At Berry Elementary School, arrival is relationship. A community park at the corner turns pickup and drop-off into an invitation to build meaningful relationships. This moment of connection is the start of what the design calls the Learning Journey.

🏥 At Ruijin Hospital North Campus, arrival is calm. Natural light, organic forms, and jellyfish-inspired lighting greet patients before care even begins.

🏥 At Jackson Memorial Hospital Emergency Department, arrival is precision. Separate entrances for adult, pediatric, corrections, and behavioral health patients keep the first moment of care the safest one.

Six projects. Three practices. One idea: how you arrive shapes how you feel about everywhere you go next.

📸 by Robert Reck, Mauricio Rojas, Dror Baldinger, Shaun Menary, YIHUAI Images, Tom Harris

Healthway is embarking on a bold new chapter, transforming outpatient clinics into innovative care environments. In part...
07/29/2026

Healthway is embarking on a bold new chapter, transforming outpatient clinics into innovative care environments. In partnership with HKS, the team turned an existing medical office building with a unique round footprint into a cutting-edge day surgery center inspired by hospitality-driven design principles.

✨ Stress-free arrival: Patients bypass traditional waiting rooms through bedside check-ins, easing worries before care begins.
✨ Personalized recovery: Suites with individual controls for lighting and temperature empower patients to tailor their recovery environment.
✨ Wayfinding through art: Abstract commissioned artwork replaces clinical signage, turning navigation into a calming experience.
✨ Serene aesthetic: Turquoise and lavender hues, warm wood tones, and marble finishes create a cohesive ambiance that soothes the senses.

Locally sourced timber and partnerships with regional manufacturers reduce the building’s carbon footprint by 19%, while adaptive reuse principles ensure clinical-grade functionality paired with sustainable practices.

Discover how Cura Day Surgery Center transforms outpatient care into a restorative, patient-centered experience.

Learn more about this rehabilitative haven: https://hks.onl/3RK4GOi

📸 by Finbarr Fallon

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