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HOK co-founder Gyo Obata dies aged 99

By Daniel Gayne 2022-03-11T10:31:00

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Source: HOK

American architect responsible for National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC is mourned

American architect Gyo Obata, one of HOK’s three co-founders, has died aged 99.

With George Hellmuth and George Kassabaum, Obata took HOK from a regional architecture practice based in St Louis to one of the largest design firms in the world.

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