In 2002, HKS expanded its international presence by openingHKS Arquitectos in Mexico City to serve its Latin American clients.
In 2006, HKS acquired the Stein-Cox Group and Trinity Design to have presences inPhoenix, Arizona and Detroit, Michigan, respectively.
In 2007, HKS expanded their hospitality architectural design services and also acquired the hospitality design firmHill Glazier Architects, located inPalo Alto, California. The firm also opened offices in Miami,Nashville,Oklahoma City, andChennai, India.
HKS expanded its global presence in 2008 opening offices inAbu Dhabi andSão Paulo, Brazil and again in 2010 with an office inShanghai, China.[1]
In 2008 HKS acquired that part of the Ryder HKS joint venture it did not already own.[2]
In 2010 HKS announced the formation of a nonprofit architectural research group, Center for Advanced Design and Evaluation.[3]
In 2011 HKS saw rapid expansion. In October HKS released an announcement[4] it had acquired the interior design firm Maregatti Interiors LLC inIndianapolis. The HKS Science & Technology Practice[5] was formed after the firm acquired Earl Walls Studios in San Diego, California. HKS also opened new locations in Chicago,Denver, New York, andNew Delhi, India.
In 2012 HKS announced the acquisition of Miami-headquartered educational design firm HADP Architecture, Inc.[6]
In 2017, HKS expanded its footprint with the acquisition of a New York City Design Studio.[7]
In 2020 HKS expanded its practice to include Senior living, headed by Dallas-based Architect Siobhan Farvardin.[8]
As of 2015, the firm employed more than 1000 people, making it one of the largest architectural firms in the United States and has completed services on structures valued in excess of $69 billion, with more than $12 billion of construction currently underway.[9]
