The designer of the new Atlanta Falcons stadium, 360 Architecture, has been acquired by another firm.
Global architecture firm HOK announced Tuesday that it has completed the acquisition of Kansas City-based 360 Architecture, which has gotten much attention for its design of the retractable-roof Atlanta stadium slated to open in 2017.
The acquisition will mean “no changes” to the design status or timetable of the Atlanta project, an HOK spokeswoman said.
The 360 Architecture name will be dropped, and many of the firm’s former leaders will become part of HOK’s sports, recreation and entertainment practice. Bill Johnson, the lead designer of the Falcons stadium as a senior principal at 360, will be on the leadership team of HOK’s Kansas City office, according to the company.
“We acquired 360 because we consider them the world’s most innovative designers of stadiums, ballparks, arenas, recreation and wellness centers, and mixed-use entertainment districts,” Patrick MacLeamy, HOK’s chairman and CEO, said in a news release.
The purchase price was not disclosed.
The Georgia World Congress Center Authority board voted to authorize 360 Architecture to assign its Falcons stadium contract to HOK. The GWCCA, which will own the stadium, has some approval rights over design.
The acquisition of 360 Architecture, a 200-person firm, marks a re-entry into the sports venue business for HOK, which is a 60-year-old design, architecture, engineering and planning company. HOK spun off its former sports practice, then known as HOK Sport, in 2008.
HOK has had an Atlanta office since 1994.
Other high-profile 360 Architecture projects included the New York Giants’ and Jets’ MetLife Stadium and the ongoing renovation of the Miami Dolphins’ stadium.
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