Sports Designer Gedney Joins HNTB

Ryan Gedney is the new national design director for architecture firm HNTB. (Courtesy Ryan Gedney)

Sports architect Ryan Gedney, whose design work on the NHL’s two newest arenas — in Detroit and Edmonton, Alberta — drew rave reviews, has joined HNTB after spending almost two decades with HOK and its predecessors.

Gedney, a senior vice president and design principal at his old firm, steps up at HNTB to assume the role of national design director. He is responsible for...