Post-occupancy survey reveals CCSD59 Early Learning Center design capitalizes on outdoor learning and the power of play to change attitudes [Mount Prospect, IL] – Giorgia Spentzos Dravilas’s son felt anxiety each time he stepped out of the car and approached his preschool. Then came the time for him to walk into his new school: Community […]
Archives for April 2018
Academic Library Design: National Conference to Feature Harper College’s Library Transformation
Harper College and Legat Architects to reveal the changing role of academic libraries at American Association of Community Colleges’ Annual Convention The Internet era has changed the way that students absorb and use information. However, many dark and cluttered college libraries, built long before the advent of the Internet, have lagged behind. The good news […]
Train Station Translation: American Colonial Architecture
A testament of American values An examination of popular architectural styles used at American train stations starts with the nation’s infancy. More specifically, it begins in the mind of one of our founding fathers. Thomas Jefferson imagined a new kind of architecture . . . one that captured the democratic ideals of his young America. […]
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Special Care Nursery Renovations Improve Efficiency and Comfort
Relationship-based care and nursing excellence drive design of revamped nursery [Geneva, IL] – When parents, grandparents, and siblings enter the revived Level II-E Special Care Nursery of Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital (affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago), they experience a relaxed setting where compassionate care is a priority. What was […]
Moraine Valley Community College Launches Allied Health and Nursing Program at Blue Island Campus
Education Center at Blue Island renovation simulates real-world hospital settings and supports national movement to diversify healthcare programs In the 1930s, Blue Island, Illinois, residents headed to the A&P on Western Avenue to do their shopping. Little did they know that nearly 90 years later that same building would stand asthe Education Center at Blue […]
Legat Architects Announces Five New Principals
Growth of architecture/interior design firm’s leadership fueled by diversity of perspectives Fifteen years ago, Legat Architects’ then president/CEO Wayne Machnich gave Patrick Brosnan some advice on building a strong leadership team—surround yourself with people who think differently than you. Since his appointment to President/CEO in 2007, Brosnan has kept that advice close to heart and […]
