Marquardt School District 15 grows influential early learning program with indoor and outdoor spaces designed to give district’s youngest learners a strong start In 2015, Marquardt School District 15 received a Gold Circle of Quality distinction, the Illinois State Board of Education’s highest possible rating for early learning and development programs. The State recognized what […]
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College of Lake County Science & Engineering Building Wins AIA Northeast Illinois Sustainability Award
Architectural award extends the College of Lake County’s reputation for sustainable leadership. One stop along the College of Lake County’s Living Lab Trail is the light-filled atrium within the campus’s newest facility: the Science & Engineering Building. Signs along the trail educate visitors about the building’s sustainable features, including a geothermal field whose underground wells […]
East Moline Hotel Named Finalist in International Hospitality Design Competition
BDNY shortlists Hyatt Place/Hyatt House East Moline/Quad Cities lobby space for Gold Key Awards Within the lobby of the new Hyatt Place/Hyatt House East Moline/Quad Cities, seating area wood walls and ceilings call to mind a circuit board, but they also resemble crop lines formed by farming combines. Rather than randomly selected décor, this is […]
Chicago’s Future in the Balance: Architecture Think Tank Explores Great Lakes Megaregion
Symposium and design exhibition unite disciplines to consider architectural community’s role in responding to climate change and income disparity. Tomorrow’s architecture student, according to Thomas Fisher of the University of Minnesota, is best served when professors, practicing architects, and community members join in the educational process. Fisher, keynote speaker at Legat Architects’ Think Tank 2019: […]
Metra’s Prairie Crossing Train Station Welcomes New Warming Shelter
Prairie Crossing train station warming house uses Arts and Crafts style to welcome commuters and complement neighbors Residents of Prairie Crossing pride themselves on the preserved land that surrounds their rural “conservation community.” Unfortunately, one of the facilities at the adjacent Prairie Crossing train station (Libertyville, Illinois) was a decrepit double-wide trailer where commuters waited […]
Mark Siwik to Discuss Updated OSHA Roof Safety Requirements at 2019 MAPPA Conference
Presentation on roof fall hazards and worker safety will bring Midwestern building owners up to speed on upgrades needed to comply with revised OSHA regulations Many building owners are unaware that new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety standards require them to ensure fall protection for all employees who go up on their roofs. […]
Beacon Place: New Facility Expands Waukegan Community Center
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 […]
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 […]
