LCM Partner Casey Burch AIA, PMP, LEED AP sits down with us to share his experience managing the new 280,000 sf Carle at the Fields Administrative Office Center, designed by LCM. Our Q and A conversation focuses on goals, process, and solutions to challenges that ultimately contributed to the project’s success. Why did Carle Foundation decide …
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The success of specialized active learning classrooms requires architects, consultants, owners, users, and contractors to venture beyond their typical approach to communication during the project process. Having designed many active learning classrooms that support peer-to-peer concepts, LCM has learned a few lessons. The first installment of Planning Active Learning Classrooms explored suggestions for facility …
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Size 78,000 SF Construction Type New Construction LCM is providing architecture services for the phased Fields South mixed-use community in Champaign, IL. The Fields South Phase I parcel comprises two identical three-story buildings. Each 39,000 sf building houses 56 one- and two-bedroom apartments on the top two levels. LCM is also designing the tenant buildouts for …
Size 90,600 SF Construction Type New Construction LCM Architects is providing architecture services to Green Street Realty for the Fields South mixed-use development in Champaign, IL. Phase II includes two, four-story buildings that feature 99 two-bedroom apartments and ground level commercial uses. The design creates two plazas by setting the buildings back from a main …
Having designed many active learning classrooms that support peer-to-peer concepts, we have learned a few lessons. We explore some of those lessons in a two-part series about planning active learning spaces. This first installment provides advice for facility and user groups. Open Space The open space in the room is as important as the table …
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LCM is providing architecture services for Solace of Mahomet, a new 15.5 acre multifamily housing development in the family-friendly community of Mahomet. The master plan calls for 200 two and three bedroom rental units in low-rise structures. An 8,000 sf clubhouse, featuring an outdoor swimming pool, gymnasium, and a mutli-purpose room, anchors the development. Inspired …
Construction Type Renovation Size 9,000 sf HTI is the lead initiative of EnterpriseWorks on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. The program focuses on Health, Technology, and Innovation in collaborative incubator space shared by scientists, engineers, clinicians, and investors. The renovation was aimed at creating …
Size: 124,000 sf Construction Type: Renovation The IIT Pritzker Science Center that houses the College of Science and Letters is undergoing a phased renovation. The project provides technology and spaces for forward thinking learning within the modern architectural vocabulary of a 1966, Miesian-style building.. LCM is providing programming, master planning, and design for the facility’s …
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Size 5,300 sf Construction Type New LCM designed a new headquarters and transit hub for Freedom Transit, the primary public transportation provider for the Washington County, PA area. LCM first studied the feasibility of redeveloping city-owned land to make way for an intermodal transit facility. Replacing a deteriorating garage, the new municipal building serves as …
Size 280, 000 SF Construction Type New Carle Foundation Hospital was leasing space in 10 locations for more than 1,400 employees. The new building consolidates Carle and Health Alliance administrative and support functions to improve efficiency and collaboration. With an expression of brick and stone, the architecture complements other Carle facilities in the area. Maximized …
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