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Fellowship Hall
Designed as a Fellowship Hall for the nearby congregation of St. Patrick’s Church, the space also serves as an event venue for building tenants at 625 W. Monroe. The 20,000 sf space features design cues from the original OSP church building of 1850, including Romanesque masonry elements, wood doors, and the subtle use of Celtic…
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Carle ASC Opens
A ribbon-cutting and open house ceremony took place at the new Champaign Surgery Center at Carle at The Fields in Champaign, Illinois. The new center is part of a more substantial new development at the I-57 and Curtis Road interchange that consolidates Carle and Health Alliance administrative and support functions. Carle sought to create a…
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ESA Honored by LISC Chicago
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design – Third Place Eckenhoff Saunders Architects for Michael and Karyn Lutz Center Recreational opportunities for teens were almost nonexistent in Belmont Cragin, a neighborhood located on the Northwest Side of Chicago, where one-third of residents are under 18. Thanks to the donation of…
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Craig Smith Joins Firm
We are pleased to announce the addition of Craig Smith, AIA, NCARB, SCUP, to Eckenhoff Saunders as Principal. In his role, Smith will focus on broadening the firm’s higher education, hospitality, athletic facility, and performing arts portfolio. “Craig engages his clients through open collaboration and communication and is always looking for a tailored project approach…
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Behavioral Center Opens
In a 48-bed healthcare facility in suburban Chicago, Illinois, frames are messily hung on the wall, a virtual reality machine stands in the corner and the scent of gunpowder charges the air. It’s hard to imagine that these elements foster cutting-edge behavioral therapy at the recently completed Foglia Family Foundation Residential Treatment Center, which specifically treats…
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Catalyst Construction Starts
Music and the arts may not come to mind when you think of Chicago’s west side. But in a neighborhood with a bad rep for crime, there’s a new plan to change the focus, by building a performing arts center in Austin. The hope is to replace violence with violins. “When people value their lives, they value their community.…
