About the author
Hal Kantner served as a Senior Vice President with HOK where he led that firm’s Experience Design studio.
He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies.
A 30+ year veteran of graphic design for the built environment, his experience has been earned inside large architectural firms.
He led graphic design at Caudill Rowlett Scott (later CRSS) for 10 years, where print publishing about land planning,
real estate, construction, facilities, and workplace were integral to the service offering. Two plus decades with HOK
oversaw the rise of facilities as a media vehicle and the studio served to interpret on-brand, of-culture, on-mission
environments for corporate, cultural, and governmental clients. Hal’s present focus continues in publishing in-print
and on-screen, with a focused expertise in on-site experiential design and interpretive 3D storytelling.