Legat Architects’ Vuk Vujovic participates in green job panel at Oakton Community College during Earth Week celebration [Des Plaines, IL] – As the U.S. green economy grows, new sustainable products and technologies drive the need for rapid retraining of the existing workforce. How can professionals get the competitive edge that they need to excel? This […]
UIC Transit Oriented Design Studio Taps Legat Architects’ Alan Bombick for CTA Wilson Station Study
[Chicago, IL] – An oddly shaped parcel of land straddles the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Wilson Station, now under renovation. What to do with that land was one of many challenges the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Studio faced when the CTA commissioned it to create a market-based concept for […]
Robin Randall Judges Learning By Design 2016 Architectural Awards Showcase
Juror shares observations from national educational design competition [Cleveland, OH] – Each year, Learning By Design (LBD) magazine, in collaboration with its partners, seeks out a group of qualified professionals with multi-disciplinary backgrounds to serve as jury members for its prestigious Architectural Awards Showcase. This year, LBD selected Robin Randall, director of PreK-12 Education at […]
Lutheran Church Charities’ New Home Brings More Space, Supports Renowned Comfort Dog Programs
Legat Architects volunteers services to transform old preschool into nonprofit headquarters [Northbrook, IL] – Last year, Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) was overwhelmed and grateful when St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church deeded all of its Northbrook campus to the ministry. There was, however, a challenge: the nonprofit Christian ministry needed to transform the facility and land […]
Ranch View Elementary School Prepares to Take Learning Outside
Legat Architects’ Rob Wroble and Catherine Varnas Volunteer Design for Outdoor Education Center
Architectural Cross-pollination Benefits Building Owners
Building Design + Construction ranks Legat Architects in Top 10 Chicago-based and Top 100 U.S. Architecture Firms
EJATT Renewable Energy Training Field Achieves Rare Distinction for Technological Innovation
[Alsip, IL] – The Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO) recognized the Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training Trust’s (EJATT) IN-TECH Renewable Energy Training Field (RETF) with a “Special Mention” in its 2015 Pride in Construction Awards competition. The program honors top quality union construction projects. The 25-acre project, designed by Legat Architects’ principal Alan Bombick, AIA, […]
Hyatt Place Cleveland/Westlake/Crocker Park brings Lodging to Premier Mixed-use Development
[Westlake, OH] – When Stark Enterprises set out to expand Crocker Park just west of Cleveland, the firm enlisted The Olympia Companies and Legat Architects for a modern and upscale select service hotel to capture the excitement of the newest phase of the premier lifestyle development. The team brought Stark to Chicago’s award-winning Hyatt Place […]
A West Loop Mainstay: Legat Architects Celebrates 20 Years in Downtown Chicago
This month, Legat Architects celebrates 20 years at its studio in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood.
Adaptive Reuse Projects That Connect Healthcare Providers with Communities
Healthcare providers that want to expand their regional reach often turn to adaptive reuse as a cost effective and speedy means of opening new facilities. Also called repurposing, adaptive reuse involves renovating a facility to transform it from one use to another. For instance, a provider might convert a vacant retail store into an ambulatory […]
Furnishing a global perspective at British International School of Chicago’s new South Loop campus
[Chicago, IL] – Educational and architectural communities alike have commended the British International School of Chicago’s recently completed South Loop campus for its technology-rich learning environments. The facility reflects the school’s personalized, high-quality approach to learning in everything from the façade along 9th and Wells to the furniture within its rooms. The institution challenged Legat […]
Public Works/Maintenance Facility Design Essentials – Part 1 (Effective yet Affordable)
This series will draw from Legat’s experience managing the planning and design of maintenance facilities at two of Illinois’ largest community colleges: the College of DuPage (COD) and Joliet Junior College (JJC). Though the projects occurred on higher education campuses, the lessons that they reveal apply to any type of public works providers. We start […]
