360 Architecture was an American

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ural practice acquired by HOK in 2015. The firm provided services for a range of project types including corporate headquarters and commercial office buildings, sports

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s and ballparks, municipal facilities, single- and multi-family residential, and

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entertainment districts. The firm was headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with offices in

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; and

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. , the firm had a staff of 200 professionals. In January 2015, HOK completed its acquisition of 360 Architecture for an undisclosed price and announced the launch of a new global Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice. Brad Schrock, a 360 Architecture co-founder and a director of this new HOK practice, said the acquisition would help the firms compete at the highest level.

History

CDFM² Architecture Inc. and Heinlein Schrock Stearns merged in 2004 to form 360 Architecture. At the time, CDFM² was a firm of sixty

s, interior architects, interior designers, 3D

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s and graphic designers working in the corporate, developer service, government and higher education markets. Heinlein Schrock Stearns was a firm of thirty-six architects and designers focused on collegiate, minor- and major-league sports and commercial, residential and retail/entertainment projects. The merger combined thirty-four years of firm experience into 360 Architecture (CDFM² founded in 1980 and Heinlein Schrock Stearns founded in 1995).

Recent activities

The firm worked on some of the largest sporting venues in the U.S., such as Avaya Stadium, home of the San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team in San Jose,

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, home of the Washington Huskies football team, and

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, home of the

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and the New York Jets professional football teams. 360 Architecture was also a member of the Kansas City Downtown Arena Design Team (DADT). The DADT is the architect of record for the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City. 360 Architecture is the designer for the thirteen-block revitalization project of downtown Kansas City. Other 360 Architecture projects in the downtown Kansas City area include the J.E. Dunn Construction Company corporate headquarters, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Center and post office renovation,

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world headquarters, and the Boulevard Brewing Company expansion.

Selected projects

* TBD: New Downtown Tucson Arena * TBD: Oakland Ballpark (home of

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) * 2017: Little Caesars Arena (home of

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

and

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) * 2017:

Mercedes Benz Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Opened in August 2017 as a replacement for the Georgia Dome, it serves as the home stadium of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) ...

(home of Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC) * 2016: Rogers Place (home of

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) * 2015: Avaya Stadium (home of San Jose Earthquakes) * 2013: Auburn University Recreation & Wellness Center * 2013:

(home of Washington Huskies) * 2013:

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Headquarters Kansas City, Missouri * 2013: AMC Theatres Theatre Support Center in Leawood, Kansas * 2010: New Meadowlands Stadium (home of

and New York Jets) * 2010:

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renovation at Southern Illinois University * 2010: Saluki Stadium at Southern Illinois University * 2010: Auburn University's

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* 2009: JE Dunn Construction Company headquarters * 2009: Huntington Park (Columbus, Ohio) * 2008: Kansas City Power & Light District * 2008: Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center * 2008: BB&T Arena at

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(originally The Bank of Kentucky Center) * 2007: Sprint Center * 2007:

Bright House Networks Stadium FBC Mortgage Stadium (formerly known as Bright House Networks Stadium and Spectrum Stadium, also known as the Bounce House) is an American football stadium located in Orlando, Florida, United States, on the main campus of the University of Central ...

* 2007:

Rent One Park Rent One Park is a stadium in Marion, Illinois that was completed in 2007. It is primarily used for baseball and was previously the home of the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League from 2007–2021. The stadium has a contemporary, ...

* 2006:

world headquarters * 2006: Boulevard Brewing Company * 2006:

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at the Goggin Ice Center * 2006: University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Memorial Stadium renovation * 2006
Nara Restaurant
* 2005: Stockton Arena * 2005:

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br>Hall Center for the Humanities
* 2004: Kansas City International Airport terminals renovation * 2004: Mizzou Arena * 2004: Bernstein-Rein headquarters renovation * 2004: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium renovation * 2003: CommunityAmerica Ballpark * 2003: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium * 2002: University of Dayton Arena * 2002: Veterans Memorial Stadium (Cedar Rapids) * 2001: Kansas City Southern headquarters - Cathedral Square * 2000: Nationwide Arena * 2000: Lockton Companies headquarters * 1999: American Airlines Arena * 1999:

Safeco Field T-Mobile Park is a retractable roof stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners and has a seating capacity of 47,929. It is in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, near the weste ...

* 1998:

Kohl Center The Kohl Center is an arena and athletic center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States. The building, which opened in 1998, is the home of the university's men's basketball and ice hockey teams, and the women's basketball team. ...

* 1996: DST Systems headquarters * 1994: Kansas City Downtown Airport renovation * 1992:

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headquarters

Markets served

* mixed use * corporate * civic * sports (collegiate & professional) * recreation * residential * hospitality *

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Services

* landscape architecture * visioning and strategic planning * master planning * building and site evaluation * code and

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(ADA) analysis * programming * spatial planning * workstation standards * furniture evaluation * architectural design * interior design * facility management * construction documentation * construction administration * change management * move management * graphics and signage * 3D

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and animation * specification and administration

References

External links

360architects.com
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Architecture firms based in Missouri Companies based in Kansas City, Missouri American companies established in 2004