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”
Ilana Sepiashvili joins Legat Architects as director of business development
Business development leader Ilana Sepiashvili to merge relationship-building expertise and multicultural mindset to drive growth at Legat.
Disability and architecture: ADA and universal design at college campuses
How architects and higher education providers can create settings that cater to students with and without disabilities
Schools as parks: tapping into nature to improve student and community well-being
Reconnecting with our outdoor environments means a social, mental, and physical boost for students and community members
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Additions and renovations transform outdated high school into junior-senior high school with efficient systems, enhanced curriculum, and collegiate setting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 […]
AIA Illinois names Legat Architects EP Friendly Firm
American Institute of Architects’ Illinois component recognizes Legat Architects as one of only six firms in the state for outstanding support of emerging professionals. When Noelle Ridley earned her Master of Architecture degree at the University of Michigan, she decided to move to Chicago. There she did a sweeping search for design firms that would […]
Adam Quigley receives Legat Architects’ 2022 Wayne F. Machnich Commitment Award
“He brings out the best in people”: coworkers applaud Adam Quigley’s rare blend of design, project management, and mentoring skills There’s nothing special about Adam Quigley’s desk. It’s the same size as those of his coworkers. It sits in the same area. The only hints that someone occupies the desk are a few books, a […]
