Archinect - News 2024-11-21T09:26:36-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150449056/hok-debuts-modular-vertiport-design-for-future-flying-car-race-series HOK debuts modular vertiport design for future flying car race series Josh Niland 2024-10-03T13:57:00-04:00 >2024-10-04T13:49:29-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d643cb20d7835f6f1771b8213f187cac.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The burgeoning future of personal airborne transportation is a topic on many minds of late as advancements in aviation technology make the prospect of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/889207/flying-car" target="_blank">flying cars</a> and similar vehicles more and more <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150271889/flying-cars-will-exist-in-cities-by-2030-according-to-hyundai-s-europe-chief" target="_blank">feasible</a>.</p> <p>Now, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/9343/hok" target="_blank">HOK</a> is entering its name into a mix with a design for what will be the world&rsquo;s first flying car racing series. The firm's London-based Sport&nbsp;+ Entertainment group will design Airspeeder's first eVTOL electric vehicle racing vertiport structure called Skydeck in an unnamed desert location. A spokesperson with Airspeeder said it would "initiate a new mobility revolution."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/af/afcce3aba9c1040254609eb697f03ca5.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/af/afcce3aba9c1040254609eb697f03ca5.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>All images courtesy HOK</figcaption></figure><p>A press release described the design, which borrows from years of experience designing for the F1 racing series, as being able to accommodate&nbsp;10 teams with up to 20 flying race cars.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/02/022d1b2d8a1c889298e971c0b14b67fa.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/02/022d1b2d8a1c889298e971c0b14b67fa.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>All images courtesy HOK</figcaption></figure><p>Racers will be separated from the spectator area below the track in safety-conscious 'airside' zones serviced by retractable landing pads. The design is both modular and evinces a "...</p>