HKS, Inc.

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HKS, Inc. is an international architecture firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas (USA). It was founded in 1939 by Harwood K. Smith, a native of Chicago and graduate of Texas A&M University.

The firm now employs over 1,000 people, making it one of the largest architectural firms in the United States. Offices have been opened in Atlanta, Fort Worth, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Orange County, Orlando, Richmond, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington, D.C..

In 2002, HKS expanded its international presence by opening HKS Arquitectos in Mexico City to serve its Latin American clients and with the association RyderHKS in London focused in the United Kingdom and Europe.

In 2006, HKS merged with the Stein-Cox Group and Trinity Design to have presences in Phoenix, Arizona and Detroit, Michigan, respectively.

The structures HKS has completed work on are valued in excess of $38 billion, with more than $5 billion of construction currently underway.

In addition to architectural design, HKS offers engineering and interior design services. The firm has recently been focusing on sustainable design and has 4 million square feet of sustainable space completed or in progress.

HKS' advanced technology group offers an exclusive technology, ARCHengine, a technology developed by the direction of the HKS principals for uniquely communicating designs to clients through the use of self exploration 3D visual environments. This exclusive design tool and 3D communication service is offered through the HKS, in-house, Visualization Studio.