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H. Ralph Hawkins, FAIA, FACHA President and CEO This issue of INNOVATE celebrates our recent designs and innovative projects. We also focus on our people. The firm has undertaken leadership initiatives to prepare employees to be leaders within HKS, the profession, and their communities. A direct result is apparent with the announce- ment of HKS’s Larry LeMaster as “Regional CFO of the Year.” Sincerely,

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It is an exciting time for the architectural industry. We have been in one of the strongest periods of economic growth in the history of the United States. As a nation, our economy has shown resiliency even with the attack on our own soil and the current war against terrorism. Despite these events, we have continued to see a vibrant construction industry for the last 15 years.

We are now just beginning to see indicators that the construction industry may be slowing. Commodity prices have escalated and energy costs associated with making and delivering construction products have increased. Maybe even more importantly, the trained labor capacity of both general contractors and subcontractors has been exacerbated with the workload demand. All of these factors have contributed to construction cost escalation. As a result, we have witnessed projects go through more detailed financial scrutiny prior to approval to proceed into design and construction.

In the United States, we continue to see some stabilization and flattening of the economic growth seen over the course of the last several years. Overall, this will be good for demand of labor and materials resulting in slower escalation of construction costs. We also are beginning to reduce our energy dependence on carbon-based fuels (especially those derived from foreign sources).

We are challenged and encouraged by these events, seeing them as opportunities for positive change in the industry and firm. At HKS, leadership in sustainability is key to the 2030 Challenge that our firm has accepted. With this commitment, HKS will work toward making our buildings carbon neutral by the year 2030. In addition, the HKS LEED Fellowship offers staff the opportunity to become certified through the support of our firm to build sustainability leadership. Respecting Mother Nature is the focus of the “Letter from London” by Paul Hyett, Director of RyderHKS International.

This issue of INNOVATE celebrates our recent designs and innovative projects. We also focus on our people. The firm has undertaken leadership initiatives to prepare employees to be leaders within HKS, the profession, and their communities. A direct result is apparent with the announce-ment of HKS’s Larry LeMaster as “Regional CFO of the Year.”

It is our special pleasure to honor Garth Brooks’ work with the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation. We also celebrated 20 clients that have worked with HKS for 20 years or longer. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank all of the clients and sponsors who make INNOVATE possible.

Sincerely,

H. Ralph Hawkins, FAIA, FACHAPresident and CEO

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credits EDITORIAL HKS Communications; DESIGN HKS GrafxLab; PHOTO cover: HKS, Inc.; pg. 1: HKS,Inc.; pg. 4/5: (all images) HKS, Inc.; pg. 6: (left) Dragan Trifunovic; (right) Charles Taylor; pg. 7: Ryder/HKS; pg. 8/9:Henry Diltz; pg. 10/11: Henry Diltz; pg. 12/13: Richard Dalton, Blake Marvin, Tom Rollo; pg. 14/15: HKS, Inc.; pg. 16-19: HKS, Inc.; pg. 20-23: HKS, Inc.; pg. 24: HKS, Inc.; pg. 26: Ed LaCasse; pg. 27: (top) Ed LaCasse; (bottom) MichaelLowry PUBLISHING Innovative Publishing Ink. IPI specializes in creating custom magazines for businesses. Please directinquiries to Aran Jackson at 502.423.7272 or [email protected]

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DESIGN DETAILS The New Vegas Strip, Laying Down the Sustainable Law, HyperbaricHealing, Limitless Learning, CFO of the Year, Super Designs.

LETTER FROM LONDON Paul Hyett, Director of RyderHKS International, recounts his experi-ences in India, discovering just how much we have to learn about coexisting with Mother Nature.

GARTH BROOKS – NO FENCES, NO LIMITS Garth Brooks talks about his career, family, andwhy kids are our most precious commodity – in addition to sharing news about the Garth BrooksFoundation for Kids.

2000 McKINNEY HKS is teaming up with Texas Capital Bank to create a headquarters thatrepresents its commitment and bright future in Texas. This innovative building will link Dallas’Uptown, Downtown, and the Arts District.

HKS TWENTY FOR TWENTY Maintaining relationships is a constant in today’s businessworld. See how HKS celebrated its 20-plus-year relationships with 20 of its most valued clientsat a two-day event.

BEST OF THE BEST The Dallas Cowboys have been called “America’s team.” Now, Cowboysowner Jerry Jones and HKS are working together to create America’s stadium – and it’s unlikeanything ever built before.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF HEALTHCARE BRANDING Architectural branding has beenaround for years. Whether it’s a futuristic exterior cladding or a mission-style design, health-care providers are distinguishing themselves to promote patient recognition.

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HYPERBARICHEALING

When it comes to casino dwelling, gamblers mightbe heading for the Macau, China strip – instead ofLas Vegas. The Asia-Pacific region is expected tolead the world in gaming revenue growth through2010, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. In theU.S., casino revenues are earmarked to hit 6.9 per-cent through 2010, while in the Asia Pacific it will hitan all-time high of 14 percent. Nowhere is this moreprevalent than in Macau where HKS is designing the10.6 million-square-foot Venetian Macau Resort-Hotel-Casino. The firm is also designing additionalundisclosed projects along the Cotai strip in Macau.

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What costs $600,000, holds eight people, and requires the construction ofa three-foot deep pit? The answer is the new hyperbaric chamber nowoperating at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center South Building inProvo, Utah. Jun Khaysavang, an architect in the Salt Lake City office, likened the chamber’s interiorto a beauty salon. With TVs and iPods to keep patients occupied and round windows for physicianviews, the hyperbaric chamber is healing people, one patient at a time.

In one Texas town, sustainable design isn’t just an ideal, it’sthe law. The city of Frisco mandated an ordinance to adoptsustainable design elements for all new construction projects. The ordinance includes adopting Energy Star

requirements and purchasing light-colored construction roofing materials, recycling50 percent of construction waste, and procuring and installing drought-resistantlandscaping. The Hall Office Park Building T1, a 369,000-square-foot office tower,is taking this task to heart by complying and adding more sustainable elements.When completed, the project will be registered for LEED certification.

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Larry LeMaster proves that goodguys do finish first. Good chieffinancial officers, that is. LeMaster,CPA, was selected 2006 RegionalFinancial Executive of the Year.The award – presented by the

Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and RobertHalf International – honors executives who exhibit excep-tional leadership and achievement in accounting andfinance. He was noted for his significant professionalaccomplishments with HKS including streamlining the firm’sbilling and collections cycle.

What’s next in the world of NFL stadiumarchitecture? Fans found out at the pre-Super Bowl NEXT celebration held inMiami, Florida on Friday, Feb. 2. The ESPN-sponsored event, which encompassed atwo-square-block area, featured live music,entertainment, and sports-related exhibitsfor 13,000 sports fans including team own-ers, athletes, coaches, and entertainmentexecutives. Top HKS sports designs werehighlighted through models, 3D animations,renderings, and interactive areas staged ina special VIP area at the event.

ETAILS

At Eastfield College in Mesquite,Texas, opportunities for learningwon’t be limited to traditional class-rooms. Students and faculty will beable to meet in a Starbucks-likeInternet café or interact using wire-less Internet access along corridorslined with comfortable social nooks. According to Dan Arrowood, project designer with HKS’sEducational Group, teachers are no longer heading from the classroom to the closed-door faculty lounge. “They are interacting with students, whether it’s in the center of a discussion in astudio/classroom or as they grab a snack or cup of coffee,” he said.

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During my first visit to Bangalore in southern

India in 2001, I noticed two things in particular.

Both are related to culture and tradition and both

have huge implications for the ecological and

sustainability agendas. The first relates to food

and eating and the second to home and living.

First, food. I was taken to a local restaurant for

lunch. Very local. In the corner sat a hand basin.

Here, we washed thoroughly, for we would be eat-

ing with our hands – no utensils or chopsticks.

Additionally, the meals were served onto palm

leaves on the table. And no plastic disposable dish-

es or cutlery were used. Compare that with the so-

called advanced and civilized methods of the West

with our seemingly insatiable appetite for waste.

In India, local food and drink is just that, pro-

duced locally. In London, the average meal trav-

els 2,500 miles to get to the plate. After the meal,

the Indian custom is to fold the palm leaves and

use them for compost – no washing up. In

London, the custom is to flood the sewers with

surplus food and detergents.

Second comes home life, and a custom that would

have a profound effect on the 1,000-apartment

scheme that we subsequently designed for client

ETA. Quite simply, Indian family traditions

require that bathrooms, kitchens, and utility

rooms must be located along the perimeter of

the building to benefit from the natural light and

ventilation. The result has been a development

of 20-story towers with open cores – formed in

plan by a pair of banana-shaped elements each

containing three apartments producing an open

center into which the elevators and stairs are fit-

ted. These are linked to the residences by bridges

and the whole arrangement is ideal for natural

cross-ventilation to the apartments. Think of it:

1,000 dwellings with no need for artificial venti-

lation or, during daylight hours, for artificial light.

First instincts are, of course, to view such meth-

ods and traditions as curious. After all, we in

Britain were taught as children not to eat food

with our hands. I remember when my father

installed a fluorescent light strip in our kitchen,

all our neighbors came to marvel at its bright-

ness. But the truth is that modern living has

increasingly relied on technologies that defy

nature: detergents that obstruct the organic

cycle; ventilation, heating, and cooling systems

that deplete fossil stocks and pollute our envi-

ronment; and materials that cannot be recycled.

Back to India, where the world now has a sort

of laboratory for testing alternative futures. Can

this nation – the world’s largest democracy that

is scheduled to supplant China as the most pow-

erful economy by 2050 – construct a different

future in which its people can live in greater har-

mony with our planet? Can this finite host save

the fragile eco-structure that is now under such

intense assault?

The answer is that India must. And we must help

in that process and make appropriate efforts to

follow suit.

This brings me to my work as chair of Carbon

Vision – a university tripartite research program

involving some £25 million (or about $45 mil-

lion in U.S. dollars) in funding. These programs

deal with technological interventions, legisla-

tion, codes, culture, and behavior. And it is the

last of these that presents the greatest challenge.

Can this nation – the world’s largest democracy thatis scheduled to supplant China as the most powerful economy by 2050 – construct a different future in whichits people can live in greater harmony with our planet?

LETTERFROM

LONDON

Paul Hyett is co-chairman

RyderHKS International in London

THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES

OF LETTERS FOCUSING ON

GLOBAL DESIGN EFFORTS.

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In a modern market-based democracy whose

culture is based on freedom, how do we persuade

the community to accept – indeed demand – a

new and different type of lifestyle that doesn’t

involve mega-waste, mega-pollution, and mega-

consumption? A progress that involves city liv-

ing without the need to burn fossil fuels to cool

and light our stores, or ventilate our hallways

and bathrooms? A progress that allows our cit-

izens to live in harmony with nature and one

that will give our children’s children an ecolog-

ically viable planet for living?

That is the challenge.

Architecture has a great role to play in this most

essential of endeavors, as do city and urban

planning and service and transportation engi-

neering. But these disciplines ultimately respond

to consumer demand. So our job, both as citi-

zens and professionals within the construction

and development industries, is increasingly to

shape that demand in a responsible and informed

fashion. Consumer demand to which develop-

ers, constructors, manufacturers, and design-

ers within the building industry respond must

become more in tune with the needs and capa-

bilities of this planet. The iceberg was too big for

the Titanic – we cannot fight nature. We owe it

to this wonderful world and, of course, to our

children to find ways to live in harmony with

our host environment.

Rendering of Binnyston Gardens inBangalore India demonstrates opencore tower design with hollow centerfor elevators and stairs allowing naturalcross-ventilation to the apartments.

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Garth BrooksNo Fences, No Limits

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Brooks was born on February 7, 1962, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised

in Yukon, just outside of Oklahoma City. Drawn to country music

by his admiration for George Strait – and inspired by his mother,

Colleen Carroll, who recorded for Capitol Records in the 1950s and

performed with Red Foley on the Ozark Jubilee – Brooks became a

popular regional performer during his college years.

After moving to Nashville, he burst onto the country music scene

with the release of his first album, Garth Brooks, in April 1989. His first

single “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old),” became

a top-ten hit. Brooks’ appeal continued to grow with his fourth

single,“The Dance,” and its accompanying music video. His

popularity skyrocketed with the release of “Friends In Low Places”

on his No Fences album. No Fences became Brooks’ first No. 1 album,

selling more than 16 million copies. He then released 12 additional

arth Brooks swept out of Yukon, Oklahomalike a quiet storm and into the universal musicmainstream. To his credit – among many

other things – is bringing country music to new audiences, becoming the top-selling solo artist ofthe 20th century.

But, he’s not finished with the dance.

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albums. In October 2000, Brooks announced that he

would retire to spend more time with his family.

Over the course of his career, Brooks has received

virtually every accolade the recording industry can

bestow on an artist. He earned a Golden Globe

nomination for Best Original Song-Motion Picture for

“When You Come Back to Me Again” from the film

Frequency. In addition, he has earned two GRAMMY

Awards, 17 American Music Awards, 11 Country Music

Association Awards, 18 Academy of Country Music

Awards, five World Music Awards, 12 People’s Choice

Awards, 24 Billboard Music Awards – in addition to

receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In addition to career success, the country singer has a

passion for helping kids. The Garth Brooks Teammates

for Kids Foundation, co-founded in 1999 by Garth Brooks,

exists to develop and implement innovative concepts

that generate funds to benefit children’s charities.

According to Brooks, 100 percent of the money

generated by the players and donors goes to the kids.

That’s not a goal, it’s a rule.

HKS: Can you tell us about your latest Garth Brooks Teammates

for Kids Foundation projects at Kravis Children’s Hospital at

Mount Sinai as well as recently teaming up with the National

Hockey League at Cook Children's Medical Center?

We are proud to have provided funding through the

Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids for both the Kravis

Children’s Hospital and Cook Children’s Medical Center

Zone projects. I haven’t done anything more important

in my life – other than being a father and husband – than

working with The Zone. The guy who really needs to

be commended is Troy Aikman. I am so proud to be of

any help to him. When I met him, he had the Aikman’s

End Zone prototype down – incorporating Norman

Schwarzkopf, Steven Spielberg, and the Starbright

Foundation. He also had teamed up with HKS

Architects. I was sitting next to Rex Carpenter with HKS

and I just had to ask him – “Do you get paid to design

the Zones?” To that, he responded, “No, HKS does it for

the great relationships that we have formed over the

years but most importantly for the kids.” So, as much

as the athletes get pats on the back, so should HKS.

HKS: How does the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids

Foundation work?

The Teammates for Kids Foundation, co-founded in 1999

with Bo Mitchell, was developed to generate funds for

the benefit of children's charities. We enlist the

participation of professional baseball, hockey, and

football players who contribute a predetermined sum

of money based on selected categories of performance

during their season. Baseball players can donate based

on their quantifiable stats such as home runs,

strikeouts, etc. In hockey, contributions can be based

on shots, assists, and points while in football

contributions include touchdowns and interceptions.

We work with great athletes like Jason Giambi of the11

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New York Yankees and Marty Turco of the Dallas

Stars. That’s the kind of talent level we’re lucky

enough to have on board. You can imagine how

much money this talent alone generates for the

kids. Our job is to take these contributions and

triple them by going out and finding corporate

donors and sponsors. The one key criterion that

Bo and I set when starting the non-profit

organization is that it had to be squeaky clean.

Our books are open 24/7 and 100 percent of all

contributions go directly to the kids. Today, we

are lucky enough to operate in 55 countries.

HKS: What charities does Garth Brooks Teammates

for Kids Foundation assist?

We receive 500 to 800 requests per giving

cycle. We have three giving cycles per year. It’s

hard because you want to give to everyone. For

example, we work with kids with progeria, a rare

genetic disorder that causes children to age

prematurely. These are great kids. I’m always

amazed at their courage, strength, and positive

attitudes. Due to population regulations in

China, many families are deciding to discard

their newborn female babies. Being a father

of three girls, it kills me to think of that.

Mother’s Choice helps to rescue these babies

from dumpsters, trees, and alleyways. The

charity provides healthcare and education for

these children. We also worked with World

Vision to raise millions of dollars for children

who were affected by 9/11, the Tsunami, and

Hurricane Katrina tragedies. Our long-term goal

is to grow and build an endowment large enough

to allow the foundation to run on its own for the

next 100 years, long after Bo and I are gone.

HKS: In 2001, you walked away from the

limelight to be a full-time dad. Four years later, you

married fellow country music star Trisha Yearwood.

Have you enjoyed your transition from country legend

to super husband and dad?

That’s nice – but I don’t agree with the term

super husband and dad. In terms of enjoying

time with my family, I definitely am. I don’t

know of anything that is more fun than playing

music and touring. But, you feel guilty for not

being with your kids. I have three children,

Taylor (14), August (12), and Allie (10). Even

though I took them on tour, I missed a lot of

special moments in their lives. At the time, we

had three nannies (one for each child) and a

production manager, in essence, raising our

children. The kids just loved them and so did

we. But, when your youngest starts repeating

the nanny’s phrases – instead of you or your

wife’s – it makes you think. So, I promised Taylor

when she turned 8 (she was 5 at the time) that

I would retire from the business and spend more

time with her and the girls. And I did that. Now,

I talk every day with her and her sisters. It

means the world to me.

HKS: How did you get started in the music industry?

I didn’t start out thinking that I was going to

be in the music industry. My degree from

Oklahoma State University - Stillwater is in

journalism with a minor in advertising. Just

as I was getting started to look for a job in

advertising, I received a letter from the

university stating that I was one hour short of

graduation. So, I had to go back for another

semester to complete my degree. To make

money, I started playing in the clubs to get

through that year. Then, I started playing at

clubs six nights a week – making great money

and loving what I was doing. It just hit me like

a hammer – maybe this is what I should be

doing. Next, I went to Nashville. I was lucky

enough to meet Bob Doyle. He negotiated my

first record deal. He continues to be one of my

best friends and has been my manager for

20 years.

HKS: You’re quoted as saying “if I have any

talent at all it’s from God, and my mom, who was on

Capitol Records also.” How did your mom inspire you?

I was inspired by both my mom and my dad.

They were a contradiction in terms. My mom

was the dreamer while my dad was more

practical. If my father couldn’t hold something

in his hands, he didn’t believe it existed. Mom

thought she could fly. My mom had a short

career in the business, until she had a family.

She was proud to sing alongside Jackie Gleason.

But, she did see the bad side of the business. My

parents agreed the music industry wasn’t the

way to go. Even when I was published on the

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cover of Forbes and Time, my dad never gave in.

He didn’t like the music business because he

felt that it was filled with snakes and jerks. I

listened to his advice and just tried my best

not to be one of them. After I achieved some

success, I remembered a great quote from my

mom. When people would ask if she was proud

of her baby, she would say, “Yes, I have six

wonderful reasons to be proud,” referring to my

four brothers, one sister, and me.

HKS: You began your career as a song writer. What

is your favorite Garth Brooks song? What is your favorite

non-Garth Brooks song?

Regarding non-Garth Brooks music, all that I

wanted to do is get a song cut from George Strait.

I am a fan of all of his music. He’s the reason I

moved to Nashville. I wanted to dress like him

and sound like him. For me, you can break it

down to four guys. The greatest voice to ever

sing country music is George Jones. The best

artist to pick, sing, and write is Merle Haggard.

The greatest cowboy singer is Chris LeDoux.

And, then there is my hero, George Strait. If I

had to name my favorite Garth Brooks song, I

would have to say “The Dance.”

HKS: What was the best (and not-so-great) part

of touring?

There is only one thing that’s not great about

touring – being away from your family. That

is it. And, I was lucky enough to tour with my

family. However, the time that you do spend

together as a family isn’t quality time. On a light

year, you tour 280 days a year. We toured for

three years straight – taking off only for

Thanksgiving and Christmas. On the other

hand, touring is the best. I tried to describe this

to the sports guys. I told them that their jobs

weren’t that great. When they walk into a

stadium, half of the crowd wants to kill them.

Imagine walking into an arena or stadium and

everyone is for you. They just want you to be

you and have the best time they’ve ever had.

Can you imagine everyone singing the words to

your song back along with you? In Barcelona,

Spain, no one understands a word of English.

But, they are singing your song back to you with

your accent. Or, when we played in Central

Park, a crowd of 40,000 to 50,000 people were

expected. By 1 p.m. the day of the show, they

started to shut down Park Avenue. The parks

people gave me a number of 890,000 people.

And you’re thinking, “They must think some-

one else is coming.” How do you beat that?

HKS: How do you handle fame since everyone

recognizes you wherever you go?

My dad always told me never to complain about

someone stopping and asking you for your

autograph – because there will be a day when

no one will want it. The fact that I’m a country

music singer helps the situation. I’ve been in

restaurants and people will literally wait until I

finish my meal to ask for an autograph. How

nice is that? The people in country music are

lucky to have these types of fans. I’ve had the

fortune of working with Billy Joel as well as Paul

Stanley and Gene Simmons from KISS. These

are great guys. But, the second they walk out

into the public, I can see this hard-shell rock

and roll persona. They know that they are going

out into a “dog-eat-dog world.” That’s why I’ve

been so lucky. Everybody wants me to be the

guy next door. They want me to dress casual –

just like them. I can do that. That’s where I

came from.

HKS: Now that your kids are older, would you

consider a comeback?

My youngest daughter is 10. I need to get her

off on her own and see how that goes. Also, if

Miss Yearwood snaps her fingers and says, “I

want a child,” then I would do everything in my

power to make that come true. So, the future

is open. I’m focusing less on me and more on

the people around me. It’s a sweet thing. I’m

truly enjoying myself.

Wherever the road leads for Brooks, you can bet

that family and community will be the pathway

that takes him there. As he continues to set no

fences and no limits to his career, he will be

known for giving his time, talent, and voice – in

a typical, humble Brooks manner – to those who

need it most.

e people around me. It’s a sweet thing.”

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connection to neighboring buildings such as the

Ritz-Carlton and Hotel Crescent Court, without

turning its back on Dallas’ downtown Arts District.

A dynamically lit arching roof form, spanning

from one side of the building to the other, defines

the verticality of the tower while visually serv-

ing as a gateway between the two districts.

The building is further articulated with a spire

at the north and south ends.”

The soaring tower also has curb appeal – with

prime restaurants and other retail located at street

level. The pedestrian-friendly environment will

feature expanded 10-foot-wide sidewalks with

trees and lush landscaping, outdoor dining, pub-

lic benches, and pedestrian-scale lighting. The

main entry plaza, at the corner of Harwood and

McKinney, will tie into the historic McKinney

Avenue corridor with its brick roadways, trolley

access, and inviting greenery.

A secondary entry, at McKinney and Olive streets,

also enhances the pedestrian experience – with

low-rise boutique office space and other retail

spaces as well as an entry rotunda that is illumi-

nated at night.

THE TEXAS CAPITAL BANK BUILDING AT 2000 McKINNEY AVENUE IS DESIGNED TOMAKE A DRAMATIC NEW STATEMENT ON THEUPTOWN DALLAS SKYLINE – AND SERVE AS AGATEWAY TO THE DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT.

The 20-story, 507,000-square-foot building, bound

by Olive Street, Harwood Street, and Woodall

Rodgers Freeway, will offer high-end, state-of-

the-art commercial office, residential, and retail

space – including two signature restaurants.

The building will be named after its lead tenant,

Texas Capital Bank, which has leased approxi-

mately 100,000 square feet. Lincoln Property

Company and Corrigan Properties, Inc. head-

quarters will also reside in the tower leaving

approximately 250,000 square feet of specula-

tive office space.

“As Texas Capital Bank continues to grow, this is

an opportunity for us to create a striking space

for our clients and employees, and have a pres-

tigious building named after the organization,”

said Jody Grant, chairman and CEO of Texas

Capital Bank.

HKS, Inc., a top-five architectural firm that relo-

cated its headquarters to the Uptown district

seven years ago, serves as designer (and neigh-

bor) to the tower.

“The 2000 McKinney building will be a significant

new addition to the Uptown area,” said Owen

McCrory, design principal, HKS, Inc. “Located

across Woodall Rodgers, it will take full advantage

of unprecedented, unobstructed views of the

Dallas Arts District and the downtown skyline.

Taking its cues from surrounding icons, the time-

less design will consist of limestone and granite,

blended with crisp metal accents and high-effi-

ciency, silver-gray glass.

“We also wanted to design a distinct Class AA

office complex,” he continued. “The tower had

to engage the Uptown district making a strong

LINKING UPTOWN, DOW

NTOWN AND THE ARTS DISTRICT IN DALLAS

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The building’s lobby complements its exterior with

the incorporation of limestone and granite along

with African mahogany wood panels and stainless

steel accents. Colorful artwork and an inviting water

feature will welcome tenants and visitors. A linear

light cove, with a series of barrel-vaulted ceilings,

defines a circulation path for visitors entering the

lobby to inviting seating areas, elevator lobbies,

and Texas Capital’s retail bank space.

“The typical office floors are designed for the

utmost efficiency and flexibility,” said Jason Crist,

senior designer, HKS, Inc. “With wide open, col-

umn-free lease space, brokers can accommodate

full-floor users as well as smaller tenants. Another

unique selling point is its outdoor space. An

expansive rooftop plaza, located on the seventh

floor, will allow that floor’s tenants to host out-

door functions, eat lunch, or meet outdoors with

the Dallas skyline as their backdrop.”

A 1,300-car, highly efficient parking garage – that

will be easily accessible from any direction – will

serve the building. The garage is designed into

the base of the building allowing it to be an inte-

gral part of the architecture.

The building’s south side, off of Woodall Rodgers

Frontage Road, will host 15 exclusive residential

units. The condominiums, designed to take

advantage of views of the downtown Dallas

skyline, will have their own outdoor balcony

overlooking the planned 5.2-acre Woodall

Rodgers Park. The park will feature a music

pavilion, children’s playground, cafe, dog park,

and landscaped green spaces and walkways to

the Arts District. It will also provide a connection

from Uptown to Victory Park and the Katy Trail.

“Our team’s attention to detail and commitment

to progressive urban planning is the foundation

for this signature project, which will link the

vibrant energy of Uptown with the architectural

icons of the Arts District and downtown,” said

David Pettle, executive vice president of Lincoln

Property Company.

Groundbreaking took place in January 2007 with

an anticipated opening in the third quarter of

2008. The project’s contractor is Beck Group with

major consultants including Brockett Davis

Drake, Schmidt & Stacy, SWA Group, and PHW

Lighting Design.

The typical office floors are designed for the utmost efficiency and flexibility

“OUR TEAM’S ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND

COMMITMENT TO PROGRESSIVE URBAN PLANNING

IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS SIGNATURE PROJECT,

WHICH WILL LINK THE VIBRANT ENERGY OF UPTOWN

WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL ICONS OF THE ARTS

DISTRICT AND DOWNTOWN.” – DAVID PETTLE

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In today’s working environment, a 20-year relationship

is a significant accomplishment. HKS celebrated with

20 clients served for over 20 years at the W Dallas-Victory

Hotel on Sept. 15, 2006

Nunzio and Sheila DeSantis and Adele and Jim Abrahamson (Global Hyatt Corporation)

Craig and Marybeth Reid (Four Seasons Hotelsand Resorts) and Terrie and Bobby Booth

Gail and Owen McCrory

Jean and Jack Morris (Methodist Health Systems)and Rick and Stephanie Lee

J.C. and Lark Montgomery (Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children), Roger and MarianneStaubach (The Staubach Company), and Susanand Ralph Hawkins

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The event – Twenty for Twenty – featured din-

ner at the HKS-designed W as well as activi-

ties throughout the weekend. Roger Staubach,

chairman and chief executive officer of The

Staubach Company, served as keynote speaker.

Esteemed guests attended from Children’s

Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas County, D/FW

International Airport, Four Seasons Hotels and

Resorts, Global Hyatt Corporation, INTEGRIS

Health, Intermountain Healthcare, Inc.,

JCPenney Company, Inc., Lincoln Property

Company, Methodist Health Systems, Parkland

Health and Hospital Systems, Southern

Methodist University, Texas A&M University

Systems, Texas Health Resources, Texas

Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Trammell

Crow Company, Universal Health Services, Inc.,

The University of Texas Systems, and Valley

Health. Not available to attend was USAA.

“Our 20-year collaborations have inspired the

design of distinctive architecture nationally,”

said Ralph Hawkins, president and CEO, HKS,

Inc. “We have enriched our communities

with buildings that celebrate where we work,

live, and play. Our unique designs have unit-

ed architect to client, client to community,

and community to family.”

These relationships have culminated in the

completion of 2,300 projects spanning the

United States – from Richmond, Va., to Los

Angeles, Calif. HKS’s Twenty for Twenty clients

encompass a broad base of industries includ-

ing aviation, commercial, education, govern-

mental, healthcare, and hospitality.

“Having worked with HKS for the past 20 years,

we have developed a significant level of trust,”

said John Rich, vice president, Intermountain

Healthcare, Inc. “Our foundation is based on

our combined values – which are integrity,

honesty, customer service, and innovation.

“Throughout the years, HKS has responded

professionally to our needs with the resources

and experience that make the difference,” he

continued. “We know that when we call HKS,

our solution is on its way.”

Jane and Greg Davis (JC Penney Company)

Jamie Cornell, Terrie Booth, Jayne Buskuhl, Melanie Cornell, and Bobby Booth

Cra

ig B

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As part of the invitation, clients received a commemorative bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon packaged inside a hand-crafted wine crate to mark the occasion.

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Lincoln Property Company,Dallas, Texas

– Founded in 1965– HKS relationship began: 1977– Number of HKS projects: 317– First Project: One Lincoln Center

www.lpc.com

Methodist Health Systems,Dallas, Texas

– Founded in 1924– HKS relationship began: 1982– Number of HKS projects: 96– First Project: Methodist Hospital Bed

Tower Addition

www.methodisthealthsystem.org

Parkland Health and HospitalSystems, Dallas, Texas

– Founded in 1872 Parkland Hospital opened on May 19, 1894

– HKS relationship began: 1982– Number of HKS projects: 12– First Project: Parkland Memorial Hospital

Bed Tower Additions and Alterations

www.parklandhospital.com

Global Hyatt Corporation,Chicago, Illinois

– First hotel opened in 1957– HKS relationship began: 1980– Number of HKS projects: 12– First Project: Hyatt Regency Grand

Cypress Resort

www.hyatt.com

INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

– INTEGRIS Health founded in 1983 – Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma

opened in 1959– HKS relationship began: 1986– Number of HKS projects: 80– First Project: Baptist Medical Center

Outpatient Center

www.integris-health.com

Intermountain Healthcare, Inc.,Salt Lake City, Utah

– Founded in 1975– HKS relationship began: 1975– Number of HKS projects: 194– First Project: Logan Regional Hospital

Space Programming

www.intermountainhealthcare.org

JCPenney Company, Inc., Plano, Texas

– Founded in 1902– HKS relationship began: 1976– Number of HKS projects: 35– First Project: JCPenney Store

www.jcpenney.net

Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas

– Founded in 1913– HKS relationship began: 1985– Number of HKS projects: 206– First Project: Children’s Medical

Center Surgery Addition andRenovation

www.childrens.com

Dallas County, Dallas, Texas

– Dallas County organized in 1846– HKS relationship began: 1986– Number of HKS projects: 36– First Project: Dallas County

Jail Bunk Study

www.dallascounty.org

Dallas/Fort Worth InternationalAirport, DFW Airport, Texas

– The first commercial flight out of DFW was January 13, 1974

– HKS relationship began: 1971 – Number of HKS projects: 50+– First Project: Administration Building

www.dfwairport.com

Four Seasons Hotels andResorts, Irving, Texas

– Founded in 1960 – HKS relationship began: 1982– Number of HKS projects: 16– First Project: Four Seasons Inn &

Conference Center

www.fourseasons.com

Perfecto and Mary Solis (D/FW International Airport) and Stephanie and Rick Lee

Ron and Sondra Skaggs and Lillian Woo andTom Regan (Texas A&M University Systems)

Julie and Craig Beale, Donna and BruceLawrence (INTEGRIS Health), and Joe Buskuhl

David and Janet Ashworth (Texas Health Resources)

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United Services AutomobileAssociation (USAA), San Antonio, Texas

– Founded in 1922– HKS relationship began: 1981– Number of HKS projects: 77– First Project: Home Office

Financial Building

www.usaa.com

Valley Health, Winchester, Virginia

– Winchester Memorial Hospital was founded in 1901. In 1984, Winchester MemorialHospital became Winchester Medical Center and Winchester Regional Health Systems Inc.was established. In 1994, Winchester Regional Health Systems Inc. became ValleyHealth System. In 2006, the name waschanged to Valley Health.

– HKS relationship began: 1985– Number of HKS projects: 286– First Project: Winchester Medical Center

www.valleyhealthlink.com

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital forChildren, Dallas, Texas

– Founded in 1921 – HKS relationship began: 1974– Number of HKS projects: 300+ – First Project: Replacement Hospital

www.tsrhc.org

Trammell Crow Company,Dallas, Texas

– Founded in 1948– HKS relationship began: 1981– Number of HKS projects: 56– First Project: Arlington Bank

and Trust Building

www.trammellcrow.com

Universal Health Services, Inc.,King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

– Founded in 1978– HKS relationship began: 1984– Number of HKS projects: 422– First Project: Wellington Regional

Medical Center

www.uhsinc.com

The University of TexasSystems, Austin, Texas

– University founded in 1883 – HKS relationship began: 1967– Number of HKS projects: 26– First Project: University of Texas at

Arlington Business-Life Science Building

www.utsystem.edu

Southern Methodist University,Dallas, Texas

– University founded in 1911 – HKS relationship began: 1954– Number of HKS projects: 37– First Project: Moody Coliseum

www.smu.edu

Texas A&M University Systems,College Station, Texas

– University founded in 1876– HKS relationship began: 1961– Number of HKS projects: 13– First Project: College of Architecture

Building

www.tamu.edu

Texas Health Resources, Allen, Texas

– Founded in 1997 (with the merger of Harris Methodist Health System, Presbyterian Healthcare Resources, and Arlington MemorialHospital in 1998)

– HKS relationship began: 1984 – Number of HKS projects: 324 projects – First Project: Presbyterian Children's Hospital

www.texashealth.org

Brian and Beth McFarlane and Nancy and Kirby Vahle (The University of Texas Systems)

Kathy Shields and Dan Savage (Dallas County)

Don and Bobbi Pyskacek (Universal Health Services) and Ralph Hawkins

Elliot and Kaitlin Prieur (Lincoln Property Company) and Kristi and Dan Jeakins

John

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BEST”- JERRY JONES

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.06 December 12, 2006 marked a momentous day for

the Dallas Cowboys. Fans across the world got their

first glimpse of the design for the Cowboys’ new

venue, scheduled to open for the 2009 National

Football League (NFL) season in Arlington, Texas.

Cowboys owners Jerry and Gene Jones hosted VIP

guests at the Arlington Convention Center. The

preview was emceed by sports commentator Bob

Costas and featured Cowboy Ring of Honor

members including Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman,

and Randy White as well as the Dallas Cowboys

Cheerleaders. But the real star of the evening was

an unprecedented animation of the new venue that

Costas proclaimed, “the most extraordinary

athletic facility ever conceived…a 21st century,

supersonic setting.”

Writing in The Dallas Morning News, architecture

critic David Dillon said of the HKS design, “It is a

serious piece of contemporary architecture, a

rarity in a design-challenged field. It is a first-rate

contemporary building in a city that has never had

one or even aspired to one.”

NBC Sports said simply, “The Cowboys raised the

bar on facilities.”

The Wall Street Journal added, “But more notable may

be the new stadium’s futuristic style. Designed by

Dallas-based architecture firm HKS, Inc., the

yet-to-be named football venue will be wrapped in

fritted glass panels that will become increasingly

transparent as they rise. At each end of the

stadium, massive glass doors will open into entry

plazas. Inside the stadium, 180-foot-long video

screens suspended over both sides of the field will

entertain fans.”

Jerry Jones said the team’s new home was designed

as a great building – not just a football stadium and

as a world-class sports and entertainment venue.

“It says technology, media, strength, and football,”

Jones told the media prior to the announcement.

To put the new Cowboys stadium in perspective,

– featuring the most spectacular

column-free room in the world – stretching a

quarter-mile in length. Encasing 2.3 million square

feet, the majestic scale of the stadium measures

the length of the Empire State Building. In

addition, the Statue of Liberty could stand inside

the structure. The magnitude of the stadium’s size

and scale will place it on the world’s stage of

iconic structures.

For Bryan Trubey, AIA, principal designer with HKS

Sports & Entertainment Group, the announcement

marked a public moment for a multi-year

collaboration with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry

Jones and his family to create a design that

epitomizes the dynamic Cowboy brand – one of the

top sports brands in the world.

“The Dallas Cowboys are progressive and

innovative in their approach to sports development,

fan experience, marketing, and communications,”

said Trubey.

He added, “In recognition of time-honored

traditions and the timeless dynamic nature of

the Dallas Cowboys, we chose a modern palette of

simple forms and materials that creates a

fitting progressive architectural expression for the

new stadium.

“Our goal is to create a venue that lives up to and

enhances the celebrated Dallas Cowboys brand,” he

continued. “The overall form of the stadium was

developed to create

The simplicity of the form is key to

its strength as a monumental building.”

THE IMMEDIATE REACTION TO THE DESIGN WAS OUTSTANDING.

IT WILL BE THE LARGEST NFL VENUEEVER BUILT

A SENSE OF POWER ANDMOTION.

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Equating the design to the qualities of sports, the

long sweeping forms experienced in the building

plan, elevation, and section produce an awareness

of grace and agility that will dominate the Dallas

Cowboys new venue.

The sweeping canted, 800-foot glass walls span the

entire length of the stadium, following the

deeper concourse requirements at the upper

concourse levels. In contrast, the concave forms at

the end zones, which serve as monumental entry

areas, receive fans experiencing the building

through 120-foot- and 180-foot-wide retractable

glass doors providing views and access directly into

the open end zone areas of the stadium.

as a visible expression of the stadium’s structure.

Two architectural steel arches, spanning the entire

1,290-foot length of the stadium, frame the end

zones and rest on massive concrete abutments in

the approach plazas. As the longest single-span

arches in the world, the arches are powerful enough

to support the roof structure and to define the

central length of the stadium.

Retractable roof panels travel over 400 feet along

the length of the arches to rest in the open

position. Simultaneously, the glass end zone walls

open on each end of the stadium to transform

the experience of indoor stadium to that of an

outdoor venue.

A large center-hung video board will span between

the 20-yard lines and features four individual

boards – two facing the sidelines and two facing the

end zones. Combined with 360-degree matrix

boards, the technology will immerse spectators

with video imagery, creating a premium on upper-

level seats and presenting games in a way never

before experienced.

“The center-hung video board will be the first of its

kind in an NFL venue,” said Mark Williams, AIA,

associate principal and project director, HKS

Sports & Entertainment Group. “The design will

let fans enjoy the game in person – without

sacrificing the detail they now enjoy in their

living rooms watching a 50-inch, high-definition

flat-screen television.”

The exterior façade also will feature exterior

media walls at the end zones and VIP entries.

“Visible from the entire site, the media walls will

offer broadcast-quality images for pre-game and

post-game entertainment,” added Williams.

With a capacity of 80,000 and flexibility in the end

zones, sponsorship platforms, and corner plat-

forms, the new Cowboys Stadium can expand to

host 100,000. This will allow a wide spectrum of

events to be held in the new venue.

Fans can expect the new Dallas Cowboys venue to

be much more than a football stadium that hosts

10 to 12 football games a year. The entire venue

and site have been designed to host destination

events of all types for North Texas and the world.

The Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame and Experience

will be open daily for visiting fans. The open plazas,

end zone decks, and operable walls will provide

flexibility within the venue for additional sporting

events, banquets, conventions, conferences, meet-

ings, and even birthday parties.

Whether it is a Cowboys/Redskins rivalry game,

a concert for 100,000 fans, NCAA’s Final Four,

or the NFL’s Super Bowl,

And with its location adjacent to Rangers

Ballpark in Arlington, Six Flags, and the Arlington

entertainment district, the new home for the Dallas

Cowboys will be an attraction for the world to

experience, not only a Cowboys victory, but also

the ultimate in entertainment.

POWER, AS AN INHERENT QUALITY OF SPORTS, IS REFLECTED

THE VENUE CAN ADAPTAND PERFORM LIKE NO OTHER.

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St. Rose Dominican Hospital – Siena CampusHenderson, Nevada

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Today, retail branding is easilyrecognizable. FedEx Kinko’s, BestBuy, and Starbucks are just a fewexamples of companies that asso-ciate a product or service throughtheir architecture.

Many of the United States’ most influential healthcare

providers, from Kaiser Permanente to Cleveland Clinic,

are also designing their workplaces to align with their

marketing approach and mission.

Branding by means of architecture has been evident for

centuries from world-renowned cathedrals in Europe

designed by famous architects of the time such as

Sir Christopher Wren, Maurice de Sully, and Arnolfo

di Cambio. Twentieth-century examples include trend-

setting homes by Frank Lloyd Wright and world-class

museums by Frank Gehry.

In regard to healthcare, Filippo Brunelleschi was ahead

of his time when designing the Foundling Hospital in

Florence, Italy in 1419. The precedent-setting hospital,

with its arched colonnades and connection to nature,

was reflective of healthcare throughout the next

several centuries.

The integration of branding into healthcare facility

designs sends a clear, concise message about the

healthcare provider’s values, commitment to quality

care, and innovative service.

Healthcare architecture in the United States has

changed dramatically over the past two decades. The

healthcare facility of the 60s, 70s, and early 80s reflected

institutional medicine – with little regard for the

patient and staff journey. With the introduction of

healing environments and evidence-based design,

healthcare providers are now able to measure the

effectiveness of the building environment – from

patient safety to staff satisfaction.

OFHEALTHCARE

BRANDINGby Jeff Stouffer, AIA, Design Principal, HKS, Inc.

ITECTURE

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Health Central was one of the first healthcare

facilities designed to promote the practice of

contemporary medicine in a modern-day,

branded setting. Opened in 1993, the health-

care facility – located on a former orange

grove on the north side of metropolitan

Ocoee, Florida – is a sight for passersby with

its futuristic, colorful, multi-dimensional

brick, glass, and metal cladding.

HKS designers symbolically allowed the

building to come to life. It is divided into

separate anthropomorphic components. The

red component is the heart while the patient

wings are the arms and legs. The ancillary

areas are the major organs. Together, it

creates a building that evokes emotion.

The uniqueness of the building’s exterior (and

brand) doesn’t stop there. It also plays with

shapes, forms, and colors. In all, more than

six shapes and forms, ranging from triangles

to ellipses, and primary color schemes are

part of the design. All of these architectural

elements continue to signify Health

Central as a unique and innovative

healthcare provider.

In the 90s, Intermountain

Healthcare took a step for-

ward to brand all of its

Utah-based healthcare

facilities. Beginning

with its palette of colors, commonly used

materials, and gabled roof form, the health

facilities are designed to establish a unique

sense of identify for its hospitals and clinics.

Since that time, more than 10 buildings have

been built – from the 690,000-square-foot

McKay-Dee Hospital Center in Ogden to the

30,000-square-foot Intermountain Healthcare

Health Center in Layton – helping to reflect

Intermountain Healthcare’s mission of healing

for life.

Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), the eighth

largest hospital system in the nation, is

comprised of 41 hospitals and medical cen-

ters in California, Arizona, and Nevada.

CHW’s latest healthcare facilities are designed

to embody the character of a Catholic Spanish

Mission.

Respecting the Dominican Sisters’ tradition,

the design of the St. Rose Dominican

Hospitals’ Siena and San Martín campuses in

Nevada evoke a mission-style setting. A bell

tower element is the tallest feature of the

buildings and acts as an icon, drawing people

into the main entry. It also serves as the heart

and soul of the facility as well as the element

that defines the hospital as a Dominican

place of healing.

Working with a liturgical consultant, spiritual

concepts and sacred books are part of the

brand at the St. Rose Dominican Hospital

campuses. The hospital’s values are displayed

in scriptures and thoughtful phrases painted

at arched entrances and exits.

“With our new San Martín campus we

sought a design that would be striking-

ly beautiful and memorable in its own

right but would also bear a signifi-

cant resemblance to our estab-

lished Siena campus and draw

upon the positive community

image that is now well-

known at that hospital,”

said Vicky VanMeetren,

San Martín president.

Intermountain Health Care McKay-Dee Hospital Center – Ogden, Utah

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When design began on Cleveland Clinic in

Weston, Florida, the team was asked to study

Cesar Pelli’s Crile Building in Ohio. The

building’s overall shape, geometry, and

materials created a consistent brand among

the buildings of the Cleveland Clinic medical

campus in Ohio as well as Florida. The

buildings’ hallmarks are their stepped-back

skyline identity, granite exterior cladding,

and banded windows.

Major healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente

– with an 8.5 million member system located

throughout the United States – is leading the

way in healthcare architectural branding.

The provider created the Care Environment

Team, which focuses on brand and innovation

of its built environments.

“We acknowledge that our buildings are a

physical expression of our brand and

organizational values,” said Barbara Denton,

national team manager, National Facilities

Services, Strategy, Planning & Design at Kaiser

Permanente. “People equate the quality of care

they receive with the built environment, and

the built environment supports the delivery

of a consistent experience. The environment

should evoke a positive response from every-

one who enters and works within it – clini-

cians, family members, and patients.

“If the parking structure is not well lit and it’s

difficult to find the front entrance, you’ve sac-

rificed a positive experience,” she

continued. “Effective, efficient space

planning, excellent craftsmanship,

enduring materials, sustainable

design, and easy maintenance are

some of our brand attributes. We also

focus on walking distances, a sense of

destination, wayfinding, natural light,

and views to nature.”

Methodist Health, part of the non-profit

The Methodist Hospital Corporation, also

wanted to boost its identity in Houston,

Texas and the surrounding suburbs. Through

a prototype health center program, the sys-

tem focused on creating less institutional,

neighborhood-based facilities. The centers

are branded by defining each building with a

similar, gabled Dunn tower (named after a

prominent Houston resident) distinctly

defined with a Methodist Health logo.

Not only are the big healthcare systems get-

ting on the branding bandwagon, many

regional healthcare providers acknowledge

its benefits.

Texas’ Laredo Medical Center’s focal point is a

bell tower, which is symbol of hope. A special

effort was made to design a hacienda-like

environment reflecting Mexican-American

values and traditions, due to the hospital’s

border location. The health center is designed

with building materials unique to the region

including tile roofs, Mexican stone, colonnades,

and trellis canopies to reflect its unique brand

of regional architecture.

Today’s branding isn’t just about re-energizing

an organization with a new logo and slogan.

It means communicating a corporate

culture from the inside out – which

thoughtfully and intuitively involves

its architecture.

Health CentralOcoee, Florida

Cleveland Clinic – Weston, Florida

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