Legat’s loudest cheerleader: venerated Chicago architect closes single-firm career by leaving a legacy of unwavering commitment to growth. 1983. Jeffrey Sronkoski, five years on the job at Legat Architects in Waukegan, Illinois, was project architect for the city’s new public works facility. He had a major deadline the next day. In those days, there were […]
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John Hancock College Preparatory High School receives HACIA’s 2022 Project of the Year award
Architectural/engineering/construction team prioritizes diversity/local involvement in the design and building of Public Building Commission of Chicago/Chicago Public Schools’ John Hancock College Preparatory High School The new John Hancock College Preparatory High School received the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association’s (HACIA) 2022 Project of the Year award. The 178,000-square-foot high school, Chicago Public Schools’ only new […]
Legat Architects celebrates 10 years in the Quad Cities
Over the past decade, Legat Architects’ Quad Cities studio in Moline, Illinois has grown from a one-man operation with a handful of clients to a thriving studio with a prolific regional portfolio. Ten years ago, architect Jeff Sandberg wore a construction helmet and sat in a camping chair at a makeshift desk. Around him, construction […]
A.E.R.O. Therapeutic Center to raise bar for Illinois special education facilities
Research into cognitive/physical disabilities and behavior/emotional diversities drives design of A.E.R.O. Special Education Cooperative’s new multi-program facility Often, special education students and their teachers must make do with standard educational spaces that lack the amenities they need to excel. The A.E.R.O. Therapeutic Center now under construction in Burbank, Illinois will turn that reality on its […]
Monique Taylor receives Legat Architects’ 2021 commitment award
Coworkers elect Monique Taylor recipient of 2021 Wayne F. Machnich Commitment Award for demonstration of firm values Interior designer Monique Taylor has transformed many drab spaces that people avoid into energetic settings where people want to be. Those who’ve worked with Taylor have learned that the vibrancy of these spaces reflects her spirited approach to […]
Legat Architects announces leadership transition
Election of new officers signals next chapter at Legat Architects The Board of Directors at Legat Architects has elected a new leadership team that will continue to support our broad design vision to create a more just, sustainable, and equitable built environment. The following officers, who are also principals, will be responsible for the management […]
Michael Lundeen Celebrates 30 Years at Legat Architects
A most personable analyst: Legat Architects’ Michael Lundeen achieves three decades of leading influential projects, advancing higher education campuses, and setting an example for emerging architects In the mid-1980s, Michael Lundeen nearly dropped out of the architectural program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). “I was struggling with design studio,” he said. “It […]
Jefferson Early Childhood Center recognized among Illinois’ best educational environments
Jefferson Early Childhood Center one of three Illinois schools honored with Award of Merit in statewide competition In 2016, Community Unit School District 200 (District 200) launched a competition that challenged two top Chicago educational architecture firms to design a replacement for its ailing early learning center in Wheaton, Illinois. The community wanted a facility […]
Casey Frankiewicz retires after 40 years with Legat Architects
A great architect and a great friend: Legat Architects’ Casey Frankiewicz concludes four decades of getting the details right, setting the bar for excellence, and treating everyone with warmth and respect. When Ted Haug walked into the Waukegan, Illinois studio of Legat Architects for the first time in 1983, he didn’t know much about the […]
Legat Architects announces healthcare leadership team succession
Care at the core: Legat Architects’ longstanding healthcare practice prepares for decades to come with new leadership team When Casey Frankiewicz joined Legat Architects in 1981, the firm had never done a healthcare project. Forty years later, the firm ranks in Building Design + Construction’s Top 100 Healthcare Sector Architecture Firms in the U.S. Frankiewicz, […]
Legat Architects thanks Scot Parker for 30 years of solid leadership
The guy you want on your team: Scot Parker’s 30 years at Legat Architects brim with influential projects, appreciative building owners, and enlightened coworkers. In 1989, when Scot Parker was a graduate student in the University of Illinois’ architecture program, he got a call from a former fellow student who asked if he’d be willing […]
Playing to Learn: Playful Learning Comes to Chicago (Part 2)
Learning underfoot: vibrant installments of words, letters, shapes, and numbers migrate from Philadelphia to Chicago In my last post, we reviewed the many benefits of incorporating play into early learners’ educational experiences. This time, we’ll show how the same innovative outdoor learning principles that began in Philadelphia inspired new installations in Chicago. That initial Playful […]
