Planning Archives - LCM Architects

Green Street Fields South Mixed Use Development Phase II

Size 90,600 SF Construction Type New Construction LCM Architects is providing architecture services to Green Street Realty for the development of mixed-use buildings. Phase II includes two, four-story buildings featuring 99 two-bedroom apartments and ground level commercial uses. Setting the buildings back from a main street bisecting the Fields South site creates two plazas, which are …

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Planning Carle at the Fields Administrative Office

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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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Freedom Transit Intermodal Facility

Size 5,300 sf Construction Type New Freedom Transit is part of statewide initiative to reduce costs, eliminate redundancies, improve services, and operate more efficiently. After studying the feasibility of redeveloping city-owned land to make way for a headquarters and transit hub for Freedom Transit, LCM designed a new municipal building on the site. The new …

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Carle Foundation Hospital Carle at The Fields Administrative Center

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 Champaign. The design …

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Chez Family Foundation Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education

Size 32,000 SF Construction Type New Special Recognition Chicago Tribune, feature Military Advance Education, feature Falcons Landing Military Life Plan Community Blog, feature College Planning & Management, feature Student Housing Business, feature The University embraced a universal design approach in developing an innovative program and facility that integrates veterans with disabilities into academic and civilian …

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Access Living

Size 35,000 SF Special Recognition American Institute of Architects, Sustainable Design Honor Award, Chicago Association of Licensed Architects, Silver Award Friends of Downtown, Trend Setter Award Paralyzed Veterans of America, Washington, D.C., Barrier Free America Award Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award, Architectural Excellence in Community Design A non-profit advocacy and social services group, Access Living …

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Natural History Building

Size 154,000 SF Construction Type Renovation Preservation Special Recognition Preservation and Conservation Association Heritage Award RetroFit Magazine, feature Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Natural History Building has seen three major building additions since 1894, creating a complex of distinct structural systems and disparate, inefficient spaces. Driven by an urgent need to …

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning

Size 5,200 SF Construction Type Renovation The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning is a hub of hands-on activity to explore and work with higher education trends, models, projects, and resources. CITL uses leading pedagogical approaches, including active learning styles, research-based methodologies, and innovative instructional technologies. The spaces encourage colleagues and students to share …

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Center for Enriched Living

Size 19,600 SF Construction Type Renovation Special Recognition Chicago Tribune, feature The design creates convivial spaces that enable individuals with diverse abilities to interact within a comfortable and safe environment. CEL members are challenged by societal isolation and barriers to their full participation. User capabilities shaped the design details, which are highly functional yet non-institutional …

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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Process Laboratory

Size 28,000 SF Construction Type Renovation Northwestern Medicine operates a state-of-the-art clinical testing laboratory at Central DuPage Hospital, an acute care facility with over 400 beds. HealthLab functions around the clock and must meet exacting standards for Northwestern Medicine facilities and other regional healthcare providers that depend on accurate data to provide patients with the …

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