HOK, a global architecture and design firm, has acquired ROSSETTI, a Detroit-based architecture firm with 57 years of sports venue expertise, deepening HOK’s sports, recreation, and entertainment design practice and establishing its first office in Detroit. The combined firm will operate as HOK + ROSSETTI during the integration.
ROSSETTI’s portfolio includes the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and Detroit’s Ford Field, with ongoing work on a significant reimagination of Arthur Ashe Stadium and Cosm Detroit. The firm brings deep experience in professional training and performance facilities, arenas, and sports-anchored mixed-use districts. Matt Rossetti, FAIA, LEED AP, will continue leading the Detroit team and joins HOK as a director of its Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment practice alongside directors Nate Appleman, Shannon Bartch, Amy Chase, John Rhodes, and Rashed Singaby.
HOK has an established Detroit presence, having designed Little Caesars Arena and the forthcoming home of Detroit FC. The acquisition deepens that commitment while giving ROSSETTI access to HOK’s global network and cross-disciplinary capabilities.
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“HOK has built a strong global sports practice over time. This partnership accelerates that trajectory with a firm whose expertise, culture and client relationships are exceptionally aligned with our own. This strengthens every dimension of our Sports, Recreation and Entertainment practice while establishing a home in Detroit, a market we believe in deeply.”
Eli Hoisington, Co-CEO, HOK
“We built this firm on a commitment to design excellence and personal client service, and those values are shared completely by HOK. Our clients will still work with the same people who know their projects and goals. The difference is that now those people have the backing of a global network with extraordinary depth across disciplines and markets.”
Matt Rossetti, Director, HOK Sports, Recreation and Entertainment
