Makeover of 126-year-old Sorensen Hall repairs flaws, revives image, and earns praise of Augustana College alumni, students, and employees.
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Legat Architects’ redesigned website racks up 17 international awards
Running with the giants: global digital content competitions applaud Legat Architects’ new website for outstanding design and brand support.
Bright Futures Preschool receives Illinois Association of School Boards Award of Merit
Galesburg CUSD #205’s Bright Futures Preschool one of three schools to receive Illinois Association of School Boards’ Award of Merit recognizing outstanding school design and planning.
Study shows Heartland Community College FOCUS classrooms improve teaching and learning
Post-occupancy study reveals model interactive classrooms enhance participation, engagement, and mood/energy among Heartland Community College users.
Ted Haug sets design standard for 40 years at Legat Architects
Adapt, guide, design: Ted Haug, treasured by colleagues and beloved by coworkers, celebrates four decades of setting the pace at Legat Architects.
Legat Architects’ website wins three MUSE Creative Awards
Clean, modern, easy to navigate: Legat Architects’ website wins trio of creative awards from international competition recognizing brands that “push boundaries and set new standards”
A new era for Galesburg Junior Senior High School
Additions and renovations transform outdated high school into junior-senior high school with efficient systems, enhanced curriculum, and collegiate setting
Rob Wroble: 30 years designing schools at Legat Architects
Legat Architects pays tribute to Rob Wroble, one of its most prolific preK-12 educational designers, for three decades of making a difference for hundreds of schools … and thousands of students.
Legat Architects names Saon Mathew director of wellness
Saon Mathew combines positive attitude and 20 years of helping healthcare providers build their visions to lead Legat Architects’ wellness practice.
New Ottawa YMCA to become regional health and wellness destination
Community, health, and wellness at the confluence: riverside Ottawa YMCA to serve diverse users and complement surroundings The Ottawa YMCA, built in the 1950s, has reached the end of its useful life. Construction has started on a new facility that will create a Healthy Living Campus at the confluence of the Illinois and Fox rivers. […]
College of Lake County Advanced Technology Center redefines industrial manufacturing training
Big-box store turned advanced technology center ushers in new programs, supports Lake County workforce, and upends stereotypes about industrial manufacturing. Massive press brakes that bend metal. Ovens that reach 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Robotic welding systems. Laser cutters. Programmable logic controllers. These are just a few examples of the $5.5 million worth of industry-grade equipment within […]
Jay Johnson celebrates 30 years of working out the details at Legat Architects
Meticulousness and clarity drive Jay Johnson’s three decades at Legat Architects On a freezing morning in 2011, coworkers Jay Johnson and Ted Haug studied precast concrete panels at a construction site on College of DuPage’s (COD) Glen Ellyn, Illinois campus. The project was the college’s new Campus Maintenance Center, and Johnson wanted to see how […]