Lisa Adams
Director of Citizen HKS & Sustainable Design Leader, Interiors
Principal
NCIDQ, LEED AP ID+C
Lisa Adams is a Director of Citizen HKS, a Sustainable Design Leader and a Principal at HKS. She designs interiors with a focus on health, from hospitals and offices to the celebrated sensory well-being hub at Lane Tech College Prep in Chicago. She’s been named “design leader for the greater good” by Interior Design magazine and is a founding member of the Citizen HKS Steering Committee.
Reports
Stories
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Event, Story Key Design Takeaways from NeoCon 2024 -
Story Celebrating 10 Years of Community Impact with Citizen HKS -
Story How the Design for Freedom Movement Compels Designers to Advocate for Human Rights in the Supply Chain
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Story HKS Research Accelerator Program Explores How Advancing ESG in Design Adds Client Value -
Story HKS in 2023: Projects To Get Excited About -
Story Awakening: Design for Sensory Well-being Transforms the Senior Living Experience -
Story Design for Equitable Communities: Citizen HKS Empowers People through Architecture -
Story Not Only Lives, New Northwestern ED Pods Save Time, Money and Space -
Story Citizen HKS: A Powerful Agent for Change -
Story From High School Hub to Hospitals, Empathy Guides the Designs of HKS’ Lisa Adams -
Story Cocoon 2.0: Designing Respite Space for a Cacophonic World -
Story ProMedica Headquarters Transforms Downtown Toledo -
Story The Sensory Well-Being Hub at Chicago’s Lane Tech College Prep High School
Projects
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Project DoorDash NYC Tenant Improvement -
Project Sanford USD Medical Center Orthopedic Hospital and High Point Hotel -
Project Gerald R. Ford International Airport Sensory Room
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Project International Medical Center College of Medical Sciences -
Project UW Health Eastpark Medical Center -
Project Almoosa Specialist Hospital Al-Hofuf -
Project Songdo Severance Hospital -
Project Texas Woman’s University Campus Master Plan Update -
Project Sensory Well-being Hub at Lane Tech College Prep High School -
Project Northwestern Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Renovation -
Project ProMedica Headquarters -
Project Fortis Healthcare Multi-Specialty Hospital
Awards
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award HKS' Lisa Adams Won the Design Leader: Greater Good Award at the 2019 HiP Awards and NeoCon 2019 -
award HKS’ Sensory Well-Being Hub Awarded EDRA CORE Certification -
award Fast Company: HKS' Sensory Well-Being Hub a 2018 Innovation by Design Finalist
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award HKS Receives 2018 IDEAS2 Presidential Award of Excellence for Adaptive Reuse for ProMedica Corporate Headquarters -
award HKS Receives AIA Michigan 2018 People’s Choice Award For ProMedica Corporate Headquarters -
award HKS Wins 2016 Honorable Mention, Healthcare Design Showcase For ProMedica Health and Wellness Center
News, Announcements and Events
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Event HKS at NeoCon 2025: Neuroinclusion, Data-Informed & Health Innovation -
Event, Story Key Design Takeaways from NeoCon 2024 -
news Contract Magazine Chats with HKS Senior Interior Designer Lisa Adams
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news Wall Street Journal Explains How HKS-Designed ER Pods Leave More Room for Healing -
news ENR Midwest’s 2018 Best Project: HKS' ProMedica HQ in Toledo, Ohio -
news HKS Expands, Renovates Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers -
news ProMedica Plaza and Promenade Park in Toledo Incorporates Public Art Into Design -
news HKS Transforms a 124,000 Square Foot Steam Plant Into a New Office Building for ProMedica -
news HKS Revives Historic Buildings for Urban Health Care Campus in Ohio -
news HKS-Designed Sensory Well-being Hub Helps Lane Tech High School Students with Autism -
news ProMedica Shows Off Steam Plant in Toledo as Workers Near Move-In Day
