Peter J. Lindberg, M.D., Center for Health and Human Performance to house Augustana College’s new kinesiology program, support expanding public health program, and usher in larger and brighter natatorium According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, positions for physical therapists are anticipated to grow by 22% over the next decade. Accordingly, Augustana College in […]
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The art behind the Arlington Heights Police Station
A closer look at how designers used brick and stone to fit the Arlington Heights Police Station into a traditional municipal campus The Village of Arlington Heights’ (Illinois) new police station has improved efficiencies, storage, safety, and training capabilities. It even received an American Public Works Association national Project of the Year Award for its […]
Chaddick Institute/Legat Architects Think Tank to explore post-COVID resilience
Registration opens for free weeklong lunchtime lecture series that investigates resiliency for healthcare, transit, educational, and sustainable design Overcome Adversity to Thrive 2020: Healthcare providers walk on pins and needles. Airline, bus, and rail agencies wrestle with finances. Schools struggle to find a balance between in-person and remote learning. And everyone is scrambling to get […]
How buildings teach kindness: inspiring social-emotional learning through design
A call for educational institutions and architects to design school settings that create a clean slate and help all students achieve their success threshold Discrimination is an ugly word. In some way or another, we’ve all been a victim to it, and we’ve all seen it happening to someone else. When it comes to educational […]
Zach Wiese celebrates 20 years at Legat Architects
From intricate details to whole buildings: Zach Wiese accomplishes two decades of mentoring architects and helping building owners achieve code compliance, avoid costly repairs, and complete major projects. Generations Healthcare Network wasn’t sure about Zach Wiese leading the first major project it hired Legat Architects to do: additions and renovations at Generations at Neighbors skilled […]
Joliet’s Laraway School wins John Shaw Award for design and community planning
Laraway School in Joliet, Illinois takes top spot in 12-state John N. Shaw Award competition sponsored by Association for Learning Environments’ Midwest Great Lakes Chapter Two years ago, a Laraway School girls basketball player walked into a gym at another school and said, “Are we allowed in here?” She had noticed how much better that […]
Arlington Heights Police Station named national Public Works Project of the Year by American Public Works Association
Arlington Heights Police Station earns 2020 APWA Project of the Year Award in American Public Works Association’s national competition For more than five years, a pile of 500 ash logs sat at a public works yard in Arlington Heights. The logs came from trees the village’s public works department had to chop down during a […]
Architects and COVID-19: emerging from the quarantine
Étouffée, perfect circles, and fresh air: Legat Architects employees share COVID-19 quarantine experiences Legat employees have begun to gradually return to our Illinois and Ohio studios while adhering to CDC-recommended guidelines for reducing the spread of COVID-19. One thing we can’t refute (nor can anyone else): the last three months have been unlike any other. […]
Newark High School Innovation Center gives students jump-start on STEM careers
Design minimizes costs to transform Newark High School’s underused library into in-demand Innovation Center and STEM makerspace in less than two months Last year, residents at the Inn at SharonBrooke in Newark, Ohio were delighted when six Newark High School students, accompanied by Newark City Schools Director of Curriculum and Staff Development Maura Horgan, stopped […]
Chicago-area architects unite to help Philip J. Rock Center & School obtain state funding
FGM Architects, Legat Architects, and Wight & Company join forces, donate facility assessment services to help Philip J. Rock Center & School for deaf-blind individuals obtain $6.5 million in state funding for ADA upgrades, system improvements, and envelope repairs When there is a competition to provide architectural services for Chicago-area preK-12 schools, the shortlisted candidates […]
COVID-19 and architecture: combating coronavirus by stepping outside
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, architects and building owners have an opportunity to step outside and look ahead to a post-coronavirus world. I’m going to level with you: I’ve been a pretty anxious person these days. I find myself obsessively checking epidemic trendlines, scrutinizing models, reading articles, and stress-watching the news . . . waiting for […]
Tom Kikta Celebrates 30 Years at Legat Architects
Tom Kikta’s three decades at Legat Architects leave trail of skilled architects, satisfied building owners, and reliable facilities. Right now, there are accomplished architects throughout the world who earned their stripes under the wing of Tom Kikta, a principal and project manager at Legat Architects. And there are more than 200 buildings that are dry, […]
