NEW YORK – HOK, a global architectural design and services firm, has appointed Carl Galioto, FAIA, as Senior Principal and member of the HOK New York Management Committee. Galioto also will be leading the firm's global buildingSMART initiative and Project Delivery Board.
Galioto has more than 30 years of experience in the conceptualization and implementation of large complex projects in New York City and throughout the world. He joins HOK from Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, where he served as the Partner responsible for SOM's Technical Group in New York and Washington D.C. and led the development and implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM), Quality Assurance, material research and the establishment of best technical practices.
As Senior Principal at HOK New York, Galioto joins an experienced Management Committee that includes Kenneth Drucker, FAIA, Senior Principal and Director of Design; Juliette Lam, IIDA, Senior Principal and Director of Interiors; Jim Berge, Principal and Director of Science + Technology; Chris Korsh, Principal and Regional Director of Healthcare; and Christopher Laul, Principal and Director of Marketing.
His new role also includes serving as firmwide leader of HOK's buildingSMART initiative. Adopted as a goal by HOK in 2005, buildingSMART integrates Building Information Modeling (BIM) with Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and new design tools (problem-solving and form-seeking) to improve the way projects are delivered to clients. In addition, Galioto will chair the firm's Project Delivery Board.
Galioto's diverse projects encompass the aviation, transportation, healthcare, commercial high-rise and mixed-use sectors. Some of his recent showcase projects include One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower), 7 World Trade Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, Moynihan Station Redevelopment 2007 Design, Lotte Super Tower in Seoul, South Korea, and terminal projects at John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport.
Galioto also has been actively engaged in exploring new ways to design high-rise buildings and to the implementation of security and special life safety designs for complex buildings. He advised the New York City Buildings Commissioner on the viability of a new building code for New York City and served on the Managing Committee that developed and implemented the code as well as serving on a panel advising the New York City Fire Department on a new Fire Prevention Code. He also is a member of a special task force convened by the National Institute of Building Sciences to draft recommendations for high-rise codes of the future, a subject he has written and lectured about frequently.
"Carl is an exceptionally talented architect, leader and visionary," says HOK CEO Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA. "HOK will greatly benefit from his leadership in leveraging technology and innovation to design better buildings that are responsive to the environment and that serve the needs of our clients."
Galioto earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Pratt Institute. A Fellow in the American Institute of Architects, his professional affiliations include the Board of Directors of the New York Building Congress and AIA New York, as well as memberships in the New York Department of Buildings Model Code Program Managing Committee, New York City Fire Department Fire Code Revision Program Advisory Committee, Construction Specifications Institute, NYC Partnership Bioscience Task Force and New York Building Congress, Architect’s Leadership Council.
HOK is a global architectural firm that specializes in planning, design and delivery solutions for buildings and communities. Through its collaborative network of 23 offices worldwide, the firm serves diverse clients within the corporate, commercial, public and institutional markets. HOK is committed to developing resources and expertise to help lead the world toward sustainable communities and building environments. Founded in 1955, the firm’s expertise includes architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, lighting, graphics, facilities planning and assessment, and construction services.
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