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  • Education Snapshots

    The Francis W. Parker School Kovler Family Libary was recently featured in Education Snapshots. Desiring to promote their progressive form of education with an equally innovative library space, this historic private school in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago undertook a complete renovation of its outdated facility. To learn more about this exciting project, please visit…

  • Healthcare Snapshots

    Eckenhoff Saunders recently teamed up with Advocate Children’s Hospital and NorthShore University HealthSystem to convert a former two-story furniture store in Edens Plaza in Wilmette into the new Pediatric Outpatient Center for Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance. The project was featured this week in Healthcare Snapshots. The goal throughout the project was to create positive distractions that…

  • Hospitality Snapshots

    Hyatt House Chicago / West Loop-Fulton Market was recently featured in Hospitality Snapshots. Conceived as a hospitality-retail mixed-use development, the hotel provides both traditional and extended-stay rooms with efficiency kitchens. Among the amenities are a fitness center, swimming pool, and exterior rooftop deck with sweeping views of Chicago’s skyline. To learn more, please visit Hospitality Snapshots or…

  • Outstanding Project Award

    The Spring 2020 Education Facilities Design Awards edition of LEARNING BY DESIGN magazine has been released featuring Sixty-Seven (67) recently completed educational facility design and construction projects from early childhood, middle school, high school, specialized education and higher education college and university environments. All published projects were judged, scored, and granted facility design awards based…

  • COVID-19 Update

    Walt Eckenhoff, FAIA, Founding Principal The health and wellness of our staff, clients, and partners is our highest priority. We are working to prepare for multiple scenarios as the current situation unfolds, focusing on keeping people safe, securing a healthy work environment, and improving the effectiveness of our remote workplace access. We are following CDC…

  • Health Facility Management

    ESA Principal Mark Nichols, AIA, FACHA, LEED AP, discusses how advanced planning, design, and construction technology helps drive building project efficiency in Health Facilities Management’s 2020 Hospital Construction Survey. Article excerpt:   Along with BIM, prefabrication, 3D projection mapping, modular construction, and 360-degree photography are among the most-cited technologies for design and construction projects, according to the survey.…

  • AIA 2030 Commitment

    The places where we live, work, and play represent the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in America, as well as around the world. The design and construction industry has made significant strides toward creating high-performance buildings of all types and uses. As a result, the industry is positioned to have a profound impact by…

  • Pediatric Center Opens

    Advocate Children’s Hospital (Advocate) and NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) recently announced a strategic partnership, the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance, to expand wide-ranging pediatric care in Illinois. As part of that new strategic alliance, Eckenhoff Saunders teamed up with Advocate and NorthShore to convert a former two-story furniture store located in Edens Plaza in Wilmette into…

  • 345 North Morgan

    Eckenhoff Saunders is teaming with real estate developer Sterling Bay on the development of THREE FOUR FIVE at 345 North Morgan, a 230,000 SF ground-up office building located on one of Fulton Market’s most dynamic blocks. Directly adjacent to 1KFulton, home of Google’s Midwest Headquarters, and the Ace Hotel, the property exudes character reminiscent of the…

  • New Staff at ESA

    Eckenhoff Saunders is pleased to welcome Rakan Ayyoub architectural designer, Pedro E. Marquez, architectural designer, and Christina Mazurek, interior designer to our growing team! Rakan is an award-winning, innovative architectural project designer specializing in healthcare at Eckenhoff Saunders. He has an excellent understanding of healthcare project design and cutting edge design technologies. Pedro joins ESA as a designer…