Projects at G. Stanley Hall Elementary School triple school district early learning enrollment, add physical education opportunities, and improve dining options In 1961, the Glendale Heights, Illinois community gathered to celebrate the new G. Stanley Hall Elementary School. Since then, much has changed: more rigorous standards in all subject areas, additional testing, and a growing […]
Element Moline Wins “Best Hotel Focused Service” BDNY Gold Key Award for Excellence in Hospitality Design
Hospitality industry’s most prestigious awards program honors adaptive reuse project that transforms century-old warehouse/distribution facility into Element Moline, the eco-friendly Element brand’s Illinois debut On November 12, over 500 hotel industry moguls gathered at the sold-out BDNY Gold Key Awards Gala at Gotham Hall in Midtown Manhattan. The program, sponsored by Boutique Design magazine, “recognizes […]
Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo Presents Individual Award to Steve Blye
Legat Architects’ Steve Blye recognized at national conference for “profound contribution to healthcare industry” [Austin, Texas] – Steve Blye’s hands are often speckled with color . . . evidence of his devotion to shaping pioneering healthcare environments. The colors come from the sketches, renderings, and paintings that he creates, often late into the night, to […]
Bank Transforms into Waukegan Park District Administrative Center
Waukegan Park District headquarters retrofit saves costs, ends congestion, and creates park-like setting Walking into Waukegan (Illinois) Park District’s new Administrative Center is much like walking into a park. Many Waukegan residents who attended the ribbon cutting and open house in early September found it hard to believe that this same space was once a […]
Jack Benny Middle School Facelift Reduces Energy Expenses
Energy-efficient curtain wall system gives Waukegan’s Jack Benny Middle School a new look The exterior of Jack Benny Middle School in Waukegan, Illinois was in desperate need of a makeover. The classroom façade had not been updated since the school was built in the 1950s. Its colored metal panels had faded and dented, and rust […]
CCSD59 Early Learning Center Wins Prestigious Illinois Educational Design Award
Leading Illinois public school organizations honor CCSD59 Early Learning Center design with Award of Merit Community Consolidated School District 59’s Early Learning Center (Mount Prospect, Illinois) has received an Award of Merit from the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB), Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA), and Illinois Association of School Business Officials (Illinois ASBO). […]
Moline High School’s Bartlett Performing Arts Center Completion Draws Near
Curtain soon rises on performing arts destination featuring river wall, auditorium, and music education spaces Contractors will soon finish installing glass on exterior walls at Moline High School’s new Bartlett Performing Arts Center. The addition and renovation, designed by Legat Architects and built by Russell Construction, will not only expand educational opportunities, but also create […]
North Scott High School Servery/Kitchen Renewal Improves Speed and Choices
Makeover expands high school servery and production areas by 60%, cuts student waiting time by 50% Students at North Scott High School in Eldridge, Iowa often had to wait in a long line to get their lunches. They didn’t have much time to eat and the selection was limited. Moreover, the production staff had to […]
Police Station Architecture Design Tips: Part 4 (Ash Makes a Splash)
Ash trees that fell victim to invasive insect resurrected in new police station This series on police station design tips concludes with a case study that exemplifies how communities can overcome—and even use to their advantage—an unexpected setback. The classic “make lemonade out of lemons” proverb comes to mind. But in this case, the Village […]
Chicago Workshop Investigates How Science and Architecture Can Enhance Building User Performance
Neuroscientists, building owners, architects, and contractors discuss improving the human experience through design at Legat Architects’ fifth annual ThinkTank What’s so special about humans? What does neuroscience have in common with architecture? Can environments boost creativity? Ten stories above the Chicago River, more than 85 professionals assembled in DIRTT’s Green Learning Center to delve into […]
Buffalo Grove Park District Opens Community Arts Center to Much Fanfare
Adaptive reuse project transforms synagogue into Community Arts Center where Buffalo Grove residents can “live out their dreams.” When Congregation Beth Am sold its synagogue in 2012, it wanted the building to continue to benefit the Buffalo Grove community. Six years later, on a sunny Sunday afternoon, over 200 residents gathered to the celebrate the […]
Prussing Elementary School Breaks Ground on Annex
Expansion to 92-year-old school supports culture of academics and diversity At a June groundbreaking for an annex to Prussing Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Janice Jackson called Prussing “a model for how we plan to continue to improve Chicago Public Schools overall.” This year, the school achieved a “Level 1-plus” rating, the highest […]
