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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space, this historic private school in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago undertook a complete renovation of its outdated facility.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…
New Staff Joins Firm
Eckenhoff Saunders is pleased to welcome several new team members to our growing firm. Bethany Crookham joined Eckenhoff Saunders as an interior designer. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, Bethany received her Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from Kansas State University. Bethany is passionate about creativity and design. Jonathan Crookham joined the firm as an architectural designer…
Students Design Memorial
After School Matters, a non-profit organization providing year-round, after-school opportunities for Chicago high school teens, teamed with LIUNA Chicago Laborers’ District Council and Eckenhoff Saunders to design a unique mosaic honoring fallen laborers. The art is prominently featured on LiUNA’s new expanded training facility in North Austin. Eckenhoff Saunders led the design effort for LiUNA’s…
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.…