HOK Strengthens Sports, Recreation And Entertainment Practice With ROSSETTI Acquisition
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- HOK has announced the acquisition of ROSSETTI, a Detroit-based architecture firm, to strengthen its position as one of the leading sports, recreation and entertainment design practices.
The combined firm will operate as HOK + ROSSETTI during the integration, with ROSSETTI’s team, led by Matt Rossetti, continuing operations from Detroit, according to a statement.
“HOK has built a strong global sports practice over time. This partnership accelerates that trajectory with a firm whose expertise, culture and client relationships are exceptionally aligned with our own.
“This strengthens every dimension of our Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice while establishing a home in Detroit, a market we believe in deeply. We are excited to welcome ROSSETTI’s people and give them a global platform for the work they have always done best,” said its Co-Chief Executive Officer, Eli Hoisington.
Meanwhile, Rossetti, who becomes a director of HOK’s Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice, said: “Our clients will still work with the same people who know their projects and goals. The difference is that now those people have the backing of a global network with extraordinary depth across disciplines and markets. This is the right partnership at the right time.”
ROSSETTI’s portfolio includes the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and Detroit’s Ford Field, with a significant reimagining of USTA’s Arthur Ashe Stadium and Cosm Detroit currently underway.
The firm also brings deep experience in professional training and performance facilities, arenas and sports-anchored mixed-use districts—areas that complement and extend HOK’s existing sports, recreation and entertainment capabilities.
The combined HOK + ROSSETTI Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice will be led by directors Nate Appleman, Shannon Bartch, Amy Chase, John Rhodes, Rossetti and Rashed Singaby. The Detroit studio will serve as a key hub for the practice while also strengthening HOK’s ability to serve clients throughout the Upper Midwest.
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