{"id":78758,"date":"2026-03-24T11:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=78758"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:26:55","slug":"hks-named-fast-companys-1-most-innovative-architecture-firm","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/our-news\/articles\/hks-named-fast-companys-1-most-innovative-architecture-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"HKS Named Fast Company\u2019s #1 Most Innovative Architecture Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"article-hero-title rich-text--reset alignwide article-hero-title--cs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-hero-title__media article-hero-title--align-full\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-hero-title__media-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img hks-image-wrapper article-hero-title__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video muted loop autoPlay playsinline class=\"photo-cover-image__media photo-cover-image__media--photo\" poster=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FC_WebHero.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FC_Mobile.gif\" class=\"hero-media__image hero-media__image--mobile img\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-hero-title__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-hero-title__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-hero-title__content-inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-hero-title__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-03-24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 24, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"article-hero-title__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHKS Named Fast Company\u2019s #1 Most Innovative Architecture Firm\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-hero-title__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognition highlights Astra Tower as a prototype for buildings that address climate and civic health\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<address class=\"article-hero-title__byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-hero-title__byline-label \">By <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-hero-title__byline-label\">HKS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/address>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-hero-title__content-rail rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"article-hero-title__quick-links-divider is-hidden-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-social-share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"post-social-share__label\">Share<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-social-share__lists\">\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hksinc.com%2Four-news%2Farticles%2Fhks-named-fast-companys-1-most-innovative-architecture-firm%2F&#038;text=HKS%20Named%20Fast%20Company%E2%80%99s%20%231%20Most%20Innovative%20Architecture%20Firm&#038;via=hksarchitects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"link-underline\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-social-x\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hksinc.com%2Four-news%2Farticles%2Fhks-named-fast-companys-1-most-innovative-architecture-firm%2F&#038;summary=HKS%20Named%20Fast%20Company%E2%80%99s%20%231%20Most%20Innovative%20Architecture%20Firm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"link-underline\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-social-linkedin\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Share on LinkedIn<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hksinc.com%2Four-news%2Farticles%2Fhks-named-fast-companys-1-most-innovative-architecture-firm%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"link-underline\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-social-facebook\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>Fast Company has named HKS the #1 Most Innovative Architecture Firm and #31st on its 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/most-innovative-companies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World\u2019s Most Innovative Companies list<\/a>, reflecting the firm\u2019s leadership in shaping the future of global business, technology and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recognition is driven by the firm\u2019s work on Astra Tower in Salt Lake City, a residential high-rise designed to address one of the city\u2019s most urgent public health challenges. It also reflects how HKS is using architecture as a tool to improve human, urban and ecological outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"featured-content-card rich-text--reset  alignwide\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"post-grid__item post-grid__item--full-width card-two-col card-two-col--no-margin-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/our-news\/articles\/a-breath-of-fresh-air-how-astra-tower-improves-life-in-salt-lake-city\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A Breath of Fresh Air: How Astra Tower Improves Life in Salt Lake City\" class=\"card-two-col__wrapper \" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-two-col__layout--square\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap card-two-col__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AstraHero1-1024x555.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AstraHero1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AstraHero1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AstraHero1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AstraHero1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AstraHero1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-two-col__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-two-col__post-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStory\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-two-col__post-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Breath of Fresh Air: How Astra Tower Improves Life in Salt Lake City\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-two-col__post-read-more link-arrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<!-- See More Placeholder 78092 -->\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\n\n<p>Salt Lake City\u2019s geography and seasonal atmospheric inversions trap pollution in the valley, contributing to some of the worst air quality in the United States. At Astra Tower, a key innovation is the building\u2019s centralized air intake, which subjects outdoor air to hospital-grade filtration before distributing it to residences. The system is designed with the aspiration of returning cleaner air to the surrounding environment than the building takes in, advancing a net-positive approach to urban air quality at scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A second strategy focuses on awareness and behavior. In partnership with Utah Clean Air, Astra Tower uses its presence on the skyline to communicate real-time air quality levels through a color-changing LED crown, as well as displays within elevators and shared spaces. These signals help residents and the broader community better understand changing environmental factors and make more informed daily decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"78434\" src=\"https:\/\/hksstaging.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/22625_084_medium-1024x855.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78434\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"78433\" src=\"https:\/\/hksstaging.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/22625_097_medium-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78433\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"pb-2 md-pb-9 wp-block-hks-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>Together, these strategies point to a future in which buildings go beyond mitigating environmental challenges to actively improving the environments around them. That vision translates into healthier air and stronger connections between people and their surroundings at Astra Tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt HKS, we believe every project is an opportunity to make the world better than we found it,\u201d said HKS CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/people\/heath-may\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heath May.<\/a> \u201cDesign isn\u2019t just about what happens within a building. It\u2019s about the conditions we create for communities and environments to thrive. This recognition affirms our belief that the most meaningful innovation in architecture is measured by how it strengthens the people we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;At HKS, we believe every project is an opportunity to make the world better than we found it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Astra Tower reflects an approach HKS is applying more broadly \u2013 using research and interdisciplinary collaboration to address environmental, human and urban challenges through design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAstra Tower was designed in direct response to the realities of living in Salt Lake City, where air quality is an important public health issue,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/people\/emir-tursic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emir Tursic<\/a>, HKS Salt Lake City Office Director. \u201cTogether with our client, Kensington Investment Company (KIC), we saw an opportunity to create a building that not only supports the people inside it but also engages with the environmental conditions shaping daily life in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"featured-content-card rich-text--reset  alignwide\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"post-grid__item post-grid__item--full-width card-two-col card-two-col--no-margin-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/what-we-do\/projects\/astra-tower\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Astra Tower\" class=\"card-two-col__wrapper \" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-two-col__layout--square\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap card-two-col__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2464\" height=\"1336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AstraTower.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Astra Tower\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AstraTower.jpg 2464w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AstraTower.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AstraTower.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AstraTower.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AstraTower.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AstraTower.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2464px) 100vw, 2464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-two-col__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-two-col__post-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProject\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-two-col__post-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAstra Tower\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-two-col__post-read-more link-arrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<!-- See More Placeholder 64647 -->\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t","protected":false},"featured_media":78762,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"section":[],"article_type":[144,142],"class_list":["post-78758","article","type-article","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-announcement","article_type-award"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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