Architecture & Planning - New York, New York, United States
HMD New York is an independent design, firm with international partner offices in London, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Chongqing. Our combined team of more than 180 professionals is dedicated to the creation of sustainable places and spaces that enrich people's lives, communities and help our clients prosper. As a team, we provide excellent and unique design solutions, management, communications skills and in-depth understanding of building technologies. We are equipped to handle projects of varying scale and complexity. Our expertise enables us to provide design leadership and manage the planning and construction process while remaining responsive to the needs of our clients. Even though design and aesthetics are always on our minds, our design approach reaches beyond formalistic dogma and into the real matter of the built environment to explore human occupancy and comfort, cultural sensitivity, contextual harmony and environmental responsiveness. Understanding the client's vision, needs and constraints are most important to us at the outset of a project to accomplish a successful completion. Through novel organizational strategies, we produce lasting cultural and interpersonal values, improving communities and fostering a high degree of environmental stewardship. By connecting people and ideas with spaces and places, we create unique and complex environments whose qualities exceed our clients' requirements and expand their imaginations.