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After School Matters at Gately Park
Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined representatives from the Chicago Park District, After School Matters®, 8th Ward Alderwoman Michelle Harris along with After School Matters Board Chair Mellody Hobson for the official opening of the new combined Indoor Track and Field and After School Matters space at Gately Park, 10201 S. Cottage Grove Avenue in…
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Hotel Development
Eckenhoff Saunders is partnering with Rebel Hospitality to develop a new 167 key hotel in Chicago’s East Lakeview neighborhood located at 3440 N. Broadway near the now-closed Treasure Island Supermarket. The development will complement sidewalk activity with a beautifully landscaped dining terrace adjacent to the street and significant new retail space. Other features will include…
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Sustainable Action Plan
The mission of the AIA 2030 Commitment is to support the 2030 Challenge and transform the practice of architecture in a way that is holistic, firm-wide, project-based, and data-driven. As a signatory of the AIA 2030 Commitment, creating a three-year Sustainable Action Plan (SAP) is the first step. SAPs establish a long-term firm-wide strategy that…
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Life Sciences
Eckenhoff Saunders collaborates with healthcare, higher education, and corporate research and development groups to create engaging and functional laboratory environments. Our experience in these sectors of architectural practice gives us a broad knowledge base that easily translates over from one area of practice to the other. We are well versed in defining required automation levels,…
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Chicago Riverwalk
Due to the Chicago Riverwalk’s popularity and growth and its architectural sightseeing river tours hosted by the Chicago Architecture Center, Chicago’s First Lady Cruises retained Eckenhoff Saunders to unify five individual trailers into a single ticket purchasing venue. A simple vocabulary of horizontal wood slats evokes a ship’s hull, while prominently branding the First Lady…
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345 N. Morgan
Site prep work is underway at 345 N. Morgan, an 11-story, 230,000 sf ground-up commercial office development in Chicago’s Fulton Market by Sterling Bay. Chicago YIMBY “Yes In My Backyard” recently featured mock-up photos of the site. YIMBY covers the region’s evolving architecture, construction, and real estate. You can also learn more about 345 N. Morgan on our…
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Masters Joins Firm
Please join us in welcoming Erin Masters, NCARB, NCIDQ, LEED AP, to our growing firm! Erin is an architect and an interior designer with a robust background working with various project types for higher education, civic, healthcare, institutional, and commercial clients. Before joining Eckenhoff Saunders, she held multiple roles as a project architect, project designer,…
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Dickson Joins Team
Eckenhoff Saunders is pleased to welcome Jonathan Dickson, AIA, to our growing firm. Jonathan specializes in healthcare design and has over 20 years of experience in planning, design, and construction administration. A licensed Illinois architect, Jonathan’s expertise includes project management for replacing hospitals and multi-phase renovations/additions for existing facilities. Departmental experiences range from ambulatory care…
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Office Snapshots
InnerWorkings (INWK), is a global marketing execution firm serving Fortune 500 brands across a wide range of industries. INWK partnered with Eckenhoff Saunders to deliver a turn-key project and to re-imagine its headquarters located in Chicago. Learn more about the transformation of their office led by the Eckenhoff Saunders design team on the Office Snapshots…
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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…
