Global design firm HOK has acquired ROSSETTI to bolster its global sports, recreation and entertainment design practice. The deal brings ROSSETTI’s specialized project experience and personnel into HOK, enhancing HOK’s capacity to pursue larger, higher-profile venues and experiential projects worldwide and strengthening its competitive positioning in sports and entertainment architecture.
HOK Acquires ROSSETTI To Expand Global Sports, Recreation And Entertainment Design Practice By Amit Chowdhry Apr 30, 2026 HOK Acquires ROSSETTI To Expand Global Sports, Recreation And Entertainment Design Practice 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. KEY QUOTES: “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 Thank you for visiting Pulse 2.0. We work hard every day to bring leaders and decision makers like you the latest intelligence on business, finance, capital markets, deal flow, law, tech, and AI. Click here to subscribe to the Pulse 2.0 Newsletter.
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