Annex helps Beacon Place community center serve more Waukegan families In 2012, a small group of humanitarians set out to bring more educational opportunities to economically disadvantaged families in Waukegan, Illinois. They renovated a three-story home to create a neighborhood community center. Thus was born Beacon Place. Word spread. More first through twelfth graders enrolled […]
Arlington Heights Police Station Designed with Community in Mind
New Arlington Heights Police Station offers more space, efficiency, safety, and community connections A stone arch stretches over a window on the south façade of Arlington Heights’ new police station. On some nights, when citizens traveling along Sigwalt Street look through that window, they will see officers and fellow residents meeting in the station’s most […]
Medinah Primary School Renovations Improve Safety, Support District Mission
District’s kindness-centered focus on every student’s success inspires updates at Medinah Primary School When students and visitors walk into the new vestibule at Medinah Primary School, they quickly understand what the school values: safety, kindness, and the success of every student. The controlled vestibule is one of several renovations at the preK-2 school 30 miles […]
Think Tank 2019: Megaregion Chicago Symposium Expands to Second Venue
September 27 Think Tank symposium/design exhibition on Chicago megaregion’s future adds second venue beside the Chicago River Due to strong demand, Legat Architects’ Think Tank 2019: Megaregion has added a second location: in addition to DIRTT’s Green Learning Center atop 325 North Wells Street, the event will take place at the Kimball Showroom on the […]
Hyatt Place/Hyatt House East Moline/Quad Cities Capitalizes on Riverside Location
Two hotels in one structure rise beside the Mississippi River to welcome wide array of guests and launch Quad Cities mixed-use development For 15 years, the Mississippi River “bent” around a vast stretch of barren land in East Moline, Illinois. Gone were the massive farm equipment factories that manufacturers such as International Harvester Co. operated […]
Laraway School Puts Joliet Students at the Forefront
Community supports new preK-8 school that promotes independence, improves safety, reduces operations costs, and celebrates Joliet’s heritage Laraway School, built in the early 1950s, had many problems: overcrowded corridors and classrooms, sparse natural light, an aging infrastructure, and skyrocketing maintenance costs. Then there were the trucks. The 18-wheelers, going to and from nearby warehouses and […]
Think Tank Symposium Partners with Chicago Architecture Biennial to Consider Future of Chicago Megaregion
Annual Chicago Think Tank seeks attendees and design exhibition entries for symposium that explores the future of Chicago megaregion According to America 2050, the network of major cities around the Great Lakes has environmental resources and a “strong research and cultural tradition” fueled by higher education institutions. Policy experts now think of Chicago not as […]
College of Lake County’s Baxter Innovation Lab Helps Prepare Students for STEM Workforce
Renovated lab brings College of Lake County students a high-tech hangout where they can program, design, and tinker A new lab in the College of Lake County’s (CLC) Technology Building houses a variety of sophisticated machinery: 3-D printers, laser cutters, and CNC (computer numerical control) mills surround movable tables and chairs. Shelves and cases display […]
Tom Kikta, Carli Sekella Appointed Directors of Legat Architects’ Chicago and Columbus Studios
Licensed architects Tom Kikta and Carli Sekella have been named studio directors at Legat Architects. The position requires them to mentor the project managers and project architects within their studios, and to ensure that their studios have the required resources to finish each architectural and interior design project on time, within budget, and according to […]
Lake Behavioral Hospital Construction Underway in Waukegan, Illinois
146-bed Lake Behavioral Hospital responds to critical shortage of inpatient mental/behavioral health offerings in Lake County, Illinois According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, about one in five Americans suffers from mental health issues every year, while 21.4% of youth aged 13 – 18 “experiences a severe mental disorder at some point during their […]
Revived Bartlett Performing Arts Center Welcomes Moline High School Community
Expanded and renovated Bartlett Performing Arts Center strengthens Moline High School curriculum, brings City of Moline “vital hub of creativity and engagement” Moline High School’s 62-year-old auditorium has a new look and a new name—the Bartlett Performing Arts Center creates more opportunities for Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 students. It also benefits the entire Moline […]
Northern Illinois Food Bank Benefits from Lake County Architect ShareFest Event
Legat Architects’ St. Paddy’s Day-themed ShareFest raises over $22,000 in buying power for Northern Illinois Food Bank to help solve hunger in 13-county region The St. Patrick’s Day spirit visited Legat Architects’ Gurnee, Illinois studio three days early this year, and with it came a determination to help feed hungry neighbors in northern Illinois. On […]
