HKS Urban Design Studio Launched

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

HKS, Inc., a top-five national architectural firm with 29 U.S. and international offices, is expanding its architectural services to include urban design through the newly formed HKS Urban Design Studio. The studio expands the firms ability to be part of the broader urban fabric through large-scale design and master planning.

Based in New York, the HKS Urban Design Studio provides urban design services for private developers, landowners, public and private universities, healthcare campuses, public institutions and government agencies with projects including commercial centers and downtowns, residential communities, sports and entertainment districts, waterfront development, campus design, and parks and open spaces.

Urban design is a specialty niche that transforms cities, creates new neighborhoods, and improves real estate value, said Ralph Hawkins, chairman and CEO of HKS, Inc. In alliance with our strategic plan, the HKS Urban Design Studio broadens our services to include development and strategic plans, comprehensive plans, neighborhood plans, and regulatory and incentive strategies. Our goal is to provide enlightened urbanism for our world environment, enhancing the human experience.

Nationally recognized architect and urban designer Randall Morton, AIA, associate principal and director of HKS Urban Design Studio, leads the group. With more than 28 years of experience, Morton has provided leadership for many award-winning projects and oversees the creative operations for the architecture and urban design studio. Some of his recent and notable involvements include the Hudson Yards in Manhattan, City Center in Las Vegas, and the Cultural and Entertainment District in Miami.

HKS was recently awarded the ballpark and convention hotel project following The Urban Design Studio master planning efforts with the city of Amarillo. Other master planning projects in the 2012 HKS Urban Planning Studio queue are work for Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas; Virginia Beach Convention and Entertainment District in Virginia Beach, Va.; the Galleria District in Dallas, Texas; Rose Rock Financial Center in Tianjin, China; and Amador Panama in Panama City, Panama.

Since its founding in 1939, HKS, Inc. has completed construction projects totaling more than $69 billion in more than 1,069 cities located in 46 states, the District of Columbia and 65 foreign countries. The firm operates from 29 offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.hksinc.com.

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