Archinect - News 2024-11-21T09:07:12-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150352733/hok-enlisted-by-jacksonville-jaguars-to-reimagine-stadium HOK enlisted by Jacksonville Jaguars to reimagine stadium Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2023-06-08T13:05:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/df/dfef623baa37aa348a39e5bcbc7f3be8.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/9343/hok" target="_blank">HOK</a> has announced that it is partnering with the Jacksonville Jaguars to undertake the renovation of TIAA Bank Field into the &ldquo;Stadium of the Future.&rdquo; The transformation seeks to invigorate the Jaguars franchise and spur the development of the city of Jacksonville.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eb/eb37a06eb74a9d37be8f34f42cfbab30.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eb/eb37a06eb74a9d37be8f34f42cfbab30.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rendering courtesy of HOK</figcaption></figure><p>Work towards a long-term <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4008/stadium" target="_blank">stadium</a> solution began in July 2020 with a thorough engineering assessment of the current stadium. It was concluded that it was possible to address the stadium&rsquo;s challenges through a renovation rather than new construction.&nbsp;<br></p> <p>&ldquo;From stadium discussions starting in 2016 to the formal process launched in July 2020 and now concluding, our objective has always been the same &mdash; lock in a promising future for the Jaguars and help our downtown become an economic engine to lift all of Jacksonville, particularly areas that have been underserved,&rdquo; said Jaguars owner Shad Khan.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6d19d59b56a63841afad3eeae1f8af44.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6d19d59b56a63841afad3eeae1f8af44.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rendering courtesy of HOK</figcaption></figure><p>HOK is joined by Impact Development and Management as the owner&rsquo;s representative, al...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/125895927/heart-of-the-community-program-selects-six-new-cities-to-receive-placemaking-grants Heart of the Community program selects six new cities to receive placemaking grants Alexander Walter 2015-04-22T13:11:00-04:00 >2015-04-28T21:36:20-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/24/24eaf1c2f814fa7f1e8a240f4266b125?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>This morning, Southwest Airlines announced that non-profit organizations in six U.S. cities will receive Placemaking grants to help them reimagine and reactivate important but underutilized public spaces in their city. [...] Albuquerque, New Mexico: Civic Plaza Ft. Myers, Florida: Lee County Regional Library Jacksonville, Florida: Hemming Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 4th &amp; Wisconsin Area Portland, Maine: Congress Square Park St. Louis, Missouri: Strauss Park</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>