HOK Group

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architecture firm design firm engineering firm multinational company planning firm

HOK Group is a global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm known for large-scale commercial, civic, and sports projects.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
HOK	26
HOK Sport	23
HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum)	3
HOK Architects	1
HOK Design Annual	1
HOK Group canonical	1
HOK International	1
HOK Sport (Populous)	1
HOK Sport (later Populous)	1
HOK Sport (now Populous)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T214665 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HOK Group
Context triple: [Populous, separatedFrom, HOK Group]

A. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is a prominent American architecture and engineering firm renowned for designing major modernist and high-rise buildings worldwide.
B. Arup Associates
Arup Associates is a multidisciplinary architectural and engineering firm known for designing innovative, high-performance buildings and cultural venues.
C. HKS, Inc.
HKS, Inc. is a global architecture firm known for designing major sports, entertainment, and commercial venues.
D. Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects
Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects was a prominent New York–based modernist architecture firm known for its museum, cultural, and institutional projects.
E. HKS
HKS is the Harvard Kennedy School, a leading public policy and public administration graduate school at Harvard University.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HOK Group
Target entity description: HOK Group is a global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm known for large-scale commercial, civic, and sports projects.

A. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is a prominent American architecture and engineering firm renowned for designing major modernist and high-rise buildings worldwide.
B. Arup Associates
Arup Associates is a multidisciplinary architectural and engineering firm known for designing innovative, high-performance buildings and cultural venues.
C. HKS, Inc.
HKS, Inc. is a global architecture firm known for designing major sports, entertainment, and commercial venues.
D. Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects
Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects was a prominent New York–based modernist architecture firm known for its museum, cultural, and institutional projects.
E. HKS
HKS is the Harvard Kennedy School, a leading public policy and public administration graduate school at Harvard University.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architecture firm ⓘ design firm ⓘ engineering firm ⓘ multinational company ⓘ planning firm ⓘ
areaServed	worldwide ⓘ
awarded	AIA Architecture Firm Award ⓘ surface form: AIA Firm Award
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employsApprox	1600 ⓘ
focusesOn	evidence-based design ⓘ human-centered design ⓘ integrated design ⓘ
formerDivisionSpunOffAs	Populous ⓘ
foundedBy	George Hellmuth ⓘ George Kassabaum ⓘ Gyo Obata ⓘ
hasDivision	HOK Sport Venue Event ⓘ surface form: HOK Sports (predecessor to Populous)
hasOfficeIn	Abu Dhabi ⓘ Atlanta ⓘ Calgary ⓘ Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago Dallas, Texas ⓘ surface form: Dallas Denver, Colorado ⓘ surface form: Denver Doha ⓘ Dubai ⓘ Hong Kong, China ⓘ surface form: Hong Kong Houston ⓘ Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ surface form: Kansas City London, England ⓘ surface form: London Los Angeles ⓘ Miami ⓘ Mumbai ⓘ New York City ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ Riyadh ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ Seattle ⓘ Shanghai ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Tampa, Florida ⓘ surface form: Tampa Toronto ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasPublication	HOK Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: HOK Design Annual HOK Sustainable Design Guide ⓘ
headquartersLocation	St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
inception	1955 ⓘ
industry	architecture ⓘ engineering ⓘ interior design ⓘ landscape architecture ⓘ urban planning ⓘ
knownFor	civic architecture ⓘ large-scale commercial architecture ⓘ sports architecture ⓘ sustainable design strategies ⓘ
notableProject	Da Vinci Science City (concept and planning) ⓘ Dubai Marina ⓘ Indianapolis International Airport ⓘ surface form: Indianapolis International Airport Colonel H. Weir Cook Terminal King Abdullah University of Science and Technology campus buildings ⓘ Mercedes-Benz Stadium ⓘ MetLife Stadium ⓘ Toronto Pearson International Airport ⓘ surface form: Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 Capitol Visitor Center ⓘ surface form: United States Capitol Visitor Center
specializesIn	aviation and transportation facilities ⓘ civic projects ⓘ healthcare design ⓘ large-scale commercial projects ⓘ science and technology facilities ⓘ sports facilities ⓘ sustainable design ⓘ

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Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Populous → separatedFrom → HOK Group ⓘ

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum)

Community of Christ Temple → architecturalFirm → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum)

HOK Sport Venue Event → partOf → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

HOK Group → hasPublication → HOK Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Design Annual

Mercedes-Benz Stadium → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

University of Phoenix Stadium → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum)

NRG Stadium → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

State Farm Stadium → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

360 Architecture → mergedInto → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport (later Populous)

Acrisure Stadium → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

RCA Dome → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Reunion Arena → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Little Caesars Arena → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

Minute Maid Park → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport (now Populous)

M&T Bank Stadium → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

One Churchill Place → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK International

PayPal Park → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

George Kassabaum → coFounded → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

George Kassabaum → employer → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

George Kassabaum → memberOf → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

George Kassabaum → notableEmployer → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

HOK Sustainable Design Guide → author → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

HOK Sustainable Design Guide → publisher → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

HOK Sustainable Design Guide → associatedWith → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

Oracle Park → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

ICC headquarters in The Hague → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

Gyo Obata → coFounderOf → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

Gyo Obata → employer → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

Pacific Bell Park → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Wembley Arch → designer → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Allianz Stadium → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Estádio da Luz → architectureFirm → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

George Hellmuth → coFounded → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

George Hellmuth → employer → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum → alsoKnownAs → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

Richmond Olympic Oval → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport (Populous)

Joe Robbie Stadium → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

The Jake → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Alamodome → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

John Smith's Stadium → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Jacobs Field → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Gaylord Entertainment Center → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

Etihad Arena → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

Etihad Arena → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Architects

Etihad Arena → architectOfRecord → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK

Pepsi Center → architect → HOK Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: HOK Sport

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