MY KIND OF TOWN
How many flavors are in Garrett's Popcorn Mix?
2 (Cheddar & Caramel)
HOK was founded in what year?
1955
What is the commonly used rolled translucent material essential for architects to hand sketch initial ideas and concepts quickly?
Trace Paper
What was the first skyscraper in Chicago?
Home Insurance Building
(1885, William LeBaron Jenney)
What HOK project created a 'new front door' for the City of Chicago?
O'Hare Terminal 5 (2023)
What Chicago bar holds liquor license No. 1?
The Berghoff
What year did HOK's Chicago studio open?
1995
What is the software used to create drawings utilizing 3D models and simulations of buildings?
BIM/REVIT
What Chicago building ended a 20-year hiatus of skyscraper construction following The Great Depression?
Prudential Building
What HOK designed project is located in Fulton Market?
WPP Chicago Campus
333 N. Green Street
263,355 SF (2020)
Chicago streets are designed on a grid. What street intersection does the north-south axis and east-west axis begin?
State St. & Madison St.
What are the full names of HOK's Founders?
George Hellmuth, Gyo Obata, George Kassabaum
What tool helps create precise angles, often featuring a rotating arm and adjustable angles?
Drafting Compass
Completed in 1974, Willis Tower pioneered what type of structural system?
Bundled Tube
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Which of the following was NOT designed by HOK?
A. US Cellular FieldE. None of the above
E. None of the above
What does Chicago's motto, "Urbs in horto" mean?
City in a Garden
HOK is present in how many continents?
3
What tool do architects rely on to ensure their drawings are to scale, often featuring multiple units of measurement?
Architect's scale
What is the tallest all-residential building in Chicago?
NEMA at 1210 S. Indiana (896 ft.)
What HOK project shares a home with +100 Nobel Prize winners?
William Eckhardt Research Center, University of Chicago (2015)
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Which of the following was NOT invented in Chicago?
A. Ferris WheelE. Vacuum Cleaner
C. Life Savers
How many offices does HOK have globally?
26
What electronic tool allows architects to measure distances and angles accurately on-site, outside or within an existing building?
Laser distance measurer
What Chicago building is the tallest structure in the world designed by a woman?
St. Regis Chicago (Jeanne Gang)
When the Chicago studio opened 30 years ago, what project was its first significant commission?
Northwestern Memorial Hospital replacement OR Feinberg / Galter Pavilions (1999)