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27-507: The Pratt Museum had its beginnings in the Homer Society of Natural History, which had incorporated in 1965. The museum opened in 1968 in a building designed by Crittenden, Cassetta, Wirum & Jacobs of Anchorage . Local artist Sam Pratt had a collection of items that led to the founding of the society. Hazel Heath , the treasurer of the society from 1968 to 1983 and mayor of Homer from 1968 to 1976, has been credited with founding

54-728: Is an American design, architecture , engineering , and urban planning firm. Founded in 1955, it is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri . HOK was established in St. Louis , Missouri, in 1955. The firm is named for its three founding partners: George F. Hellmuth , Gyo Obata and George Kassabaum , all graduates of the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis . The practice's first building designs were schools in St. Louis suburbs, and St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florissant

81-801: The United States Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946, and worked for Santa Paula, California , architect Roy C. Wilson between 1946 and 1948. He then relocated to Alaska, where he worked for the Alaska Housing Authority until 1951. That year, Crittenden established his own architecture practice in Anchorage. Originally practicing as Edwin B. Crittenden, when engineer Arthur R. Jacobs joined the firm in 1954 it became Edwin Crittenden, Architects & Associates. Additional associates included Lucian A. Cassetta, who joined

108-809: The Medal of Honor of the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region in 2010, an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2010 and the Kumin Award of AIA Alaska in 2012. After his death the Edwin B. Crittenden Award for Excellence in Northern Design was established in his honor by AIA Alaska, and was first awarded in 2019. Hellmuth, Obata %26 Kassabaum HOK Group, Inc. , formerly Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum ,

135-700: The Middle East; Mumbai, India; and Toronto, Canada, where it established its first offices in 1997 with the acquisition of Urbana Architects. Other domestic acquisitions include Caudill Rowlett Scott based in Houston, Texas , in November 1994, adding offices in Houston and Atlanta. The purchase of 360 Architecture in January 2015, a 200-person, Kansas City –based firm, gave the group capabilities in

162-1064: The US opened in Hong Kong in 1984, and the second in London in 1987, a practice that would be expanded in 1995 by merging with the British architectural practice Cecil Denny Highton. The firm expanded into China in 2013, when it acquired the New York and Shanghai offices of hospitality design firm BBG-BBGM , creating one of the world's largest interior design firms, although BBG-BBGM's office in Washington, D.C., continues to operate as BBGM. By 2007, international work represented more than 40% of HOK's annual revenue. As of June 2024, HOK operates 26 offices across North America, Europe and Asia, including in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai in China; Dubai in

189-407: The US to lead a stadium development, design and standards initiative to help house all USL clubs in soccer-specific stadiums across North America by the end of the decade. In 2023, Eli Hoisington and Susan Klumpp Williams were appointed joint co-CEOs of HOK, the firm's youngest CEOs, and the first time it had appointed a woman. They succeeded Bill Hellmuth , founder George Hellmuth ’s nephew, who

216-402: The age of 99. Through his practice, Crittenden was a mentor to many architects who established their own Alaska practices, and was significant to the development of a theory and practice of northern and arctic architecture. In addition to those mentioned above, another notable architect who worked for Crittenden was Daphne Brown , who began working at CCC/HOK in 1975. In later life Crittenden

243-586: The commission to design the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum . In 1973, HOK established a presence in New York by acquiring Kahn & Jacobs, designers of many New York City skyscrapers. By the 1970s, the firm was operating internationally and in 1975 the firm was named as architect of the $ 3.5 billion King Saud University in Riyadh , at the time the single largest building project in

270-554: The design of stadiums, ballparks and arenas. That acquisition enabled HOK to launch a new global Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment design practice after the breakaway of Populous, and to open new offices in Kansas City and Columbus, Ohio. This return to the firm's tradition of stadium architecture was buoyed on May 15, 2015, when the firm announced a multi-year partnership with the United Soccer League (USL) in

297-629: The early 1980s, CCC Architects and Planners was the largest architectural firm in Alaska. In addition to extensive building projects, CCC/HOK was also involved in the 1976 selection by voters of Willow, Alaska , as the site of a new state capital to replace Juneau. The firm was selected as prime consultant to the Capital Site Selection Committee, empowered by a 1974 ballot initiative. Voters selected Willow from three proposed sites, though construction never began at Willow and

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324-841: The early 2000s, HOK began using Building Information Modeling (BIM) to streamline the design and construction process. His team designed the Weather Prediction Center with a four-story waterfall to direct rainwater into bio-retention gardens; and a louvred sunlight system for a building used by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. HOK has worked with the Biomimicry Group, co-founded by Janine Benyus , since 2008, which directs designers to use natural models in solving problems such as precipitation capture. In 2010 they collaborated with

351-722: The energy and daylight consultancy, The Weidt Group, to complete Net Zero Court, a zero-emissions class A commercial office building in St. Louis. Using an ocular roof design, their 2017 Mercedes-Benz Stadium became the first LEED Platinum certified sports stadium in the US. Their design for the Boston Consulting Group HQ in Toronto in 2022, uses principles of wellness-informed architecture, to maximise natural light and encouraging standing, for which it won WELL Platinum Certification from WELL Building Standard accreditation body. HOK and Biomimicry 3.8 released

378-473: The firm agreed with Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum of St. Louis and San Francisco. They formed the jointly operated firm of CCWC/HOK Architects and Planners for work in Alaska. A month later Wirum left the partnership, forming Maynard & Wirum with Kenneth Maynard . Maynard had worked for the Crittenden firm from 1962 to 1965. CCC/HOK Architects and Planners operated until the agreement ended in 1980, though HOK continued to pursue Alaskan projects. During

405-413: The firm in 1957, and Wallace J. Wellenstein, who joined in 1960. In 1962 Wellenstein left to establish his own firm, and with the promotion of C. Harold Wirum, an employee since 1954, the firm became Crittenden, Cassetta, Wirum & Jacobs. In 1968 Jacobs left to form his own engineering practice, and Kenneth D. Cannon was made partner in the new firm of Crittenden, Cassetta, Wirum & Cannon. In 1971

432-518: The homesteaders of the 1930s and 1940s, to the current fisheries that sustain the Kachemak Bay area, including Homer, Kachemak City, Seldovia, Halibut Cove, Anchor Point, and additional villages around the Bay. One major attraction for visitors is a live-feed wildlife camera set up to view seabirds such as puffins , cormorants , and murres on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay. The camera is controlled at

459-527: The museum, which was established in 1968. Sam Pratt and his wife Vega donated the land on which the museum was built, and Sam Pratt served as the first volunteer curator of the museum. The main gallery's exhibit at the Pratt Museum is entitled Kachemak Bay: An Exploration of People & Place, which explores the cultures that have existed in Kachemak Bay, as well as contemporary life in Kachemak Bay. The gallery has exhibits from early Native Alaskans to

486-473: The museum, with a touchscreen below the main screen for visitor use. The SeeBird Camera (or Gull Cam) is also available online during the summer months, although it is controlled by the visitors at the museum and not the online visitors. The museum also hosts a number of interactive activities, from fish-feeding on Tuesdays and Fridays to tours of the harbor on the Homer Spit on Fridays and Saturdays during

513-552: The need for staircases and elevators, and would have other efficiencies not possible with the current building. The Pratt Museum's Board of Directors decided to support the creation of a new museum building, and started on the design of this building in 2010. 59°38′42″N 151°32′58″W  /  59.64500°N 151.54944°W  / 59.64500; -151.54944 Crittenden, Cassetta, Wirum %26 Jacobs Edwin Butler Crittenden FAIA (1915-2015)

540-485: The project was cancelled in 1982. As a consequence of the drop in oil prices and the recession that followed, the firm went bankrupt in 1986. It was reorganized as Architects Alaska, which it remains, though Crittenden was not a member of the new firm. After leaving practice, Crittenden spent four years as a campus architect for Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka . He finally retired from architecture in 1990. Crittenden

567-660: The summer months. As of 2021, the Pratt Museum has expanded and restored the Botanical Garden, featuring over 150 plants that are native to the region. There is also a small Homestead Garden which features annuals and perennials that were and are of significance to farmers and homesteaders on the Kenai Peninsula. The Pratt Museum has been working to build a new facility on its 9.8 acre property, to increase exhibit space and storage space for its collections . The new building would also be on one level, eliminating

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594-673: The world. In 1979, George Kassabaum was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate Academician. In 1983, HOK formed HOK Sport Venue Event, a subsidiary devoted entirely to designing sport stadiums, arenas, and convention centers, an architectural boom market at the time. In January 2009, the Board of HOK Group, Inc. and managers of HOK Sports Facilities, LLC transferred ownership of HOK Sport to leaders of that practice. The company became an independent firm, and rebranded itself as Populous . HOK's first office outside

621-716: Was an American architect practicing in Anchorage, Alaska . Referred to later in life as the "dean of Alaska architecture", he was the most notable Alaskan architect of the 20th century. Edwin Butler Crittenden was born November 26, 1915, in New Haven, Connecticut , to Walter Eaton Crittenden and Harriet (Butler) Crittenden. He attended Pomona College ('38), Yale University ('42) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ('47). He served in

648-535: Was married in 1944 to Katharine Carson , who would become known as a preservationist throughout Alaska. They had six children, and their eldest son, John Crittenden, would also become an architect. In 1963 Crittenden took a sabbatical from his practice. He and his family lived for a year in Helsinki , where he studied northern design strategies and the work of Alvar Aalto and Ralph Erskine . Katharine died in Anchorage in 2010, as did Edwin on January 10, 2015, at

675-429: Was president of the firm from 2004 to 2016 and CEO from 2016 until his passing in 2023. Prior to Bill Hellmuth, Patrick MacLeamy served as HOK’s CEO from 2003 to 2016, and chairman since 2012. MacLeamy succeeded HOK Chairman Bill Valentine when he retired after 50 years with the firm. In 1983, HOK introduced HOK Draw, computer-aided drafting software products that specialized in conceptual architectural design. In

702-606: Was referred to as the "Dean" of Alaska architecture. Crittenden was active in the American Institute of Architects , joining in 1957. In 1961 he cofounded the Alaska chapter, and served as its first president. In 1979 Crittenden was elected to the College of Fellows of the AIA, the first Alaska architect to receive the honor. In 1981, he was elected director of the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region. Further honors included

729-697: Was the first independent school designed by the firm. Another prominent school they designed was the Saint Louis Priory School . By the mid-1960s, the firm was winning commissions across the United States and began to open additional offices, starting with San Francisco in 1966 for the design of a library at Stanford University and Dallas in 1968 for the master planning and design of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport . Also in 1968, HOK launched its interior design practice. That year, HOK expanded into Washington, D.C. , after winning

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