Naperville breaks ground on Nike Park expansion

Jun 29, 2010
Wight & Company along with Naperville Park District officials broke ground Tuesday on a 20-acre expansion of Nike Sports Complex at Mill Street and Diehl Road.

Seager Park planned renovations announced

Jun 16, 2010
An interpretive center for education programming and nature exploration [designed by Wight & Company] is among the new and improved amenities in the planned renovation of Seager Park on Plank Road in Naperville.

Architecture Week Shows Those of All Ages Why Design Matters

May 25, 2010
Members of the Northeast Illinois chapter of The American Institute of Architects planned several events for the community in mid-April, as part of “Design Matters,” this year’s theme for Architecture Week.

Naperville Central's overhaul hits higher gear: Summer recess lets construction crews go full blast

May 19, 2010
When students and staff vacate Naperville Central High School for the summer next week, the school's construction and renovation work will quickly shift from a modest pace to a sprint.

Restore, Renovate or Rebuild?

May 18, 2010
As our culture embraces the concept of reuse or recycling in its many forms, it is only appropriate to focus on how some school districts have tapped the creativity of board members, architects and/or planners to restore, renovate or rebuild some their local structures to serve as educational spaces. Not only has this concept served them in the "green" sense by recycling the structures and adding eco-friendly components, but the projects also saved them some green.

Integrated Transformation for a Growing University

May 18, 2010
With multiple projects on tight, firm deadlines, it was essential for the designers, construction managers, sub-contractors, and engineers to function as a seamless team working from the same playbook. The only way to achieve this cohesion for Lewis University is through integrated delivery (IPD). Instead of having "silos" of responsibilities, as in conventional design-bid-build project delivery, everyone on an integrated delivery project has a mutual responsibility to help one another meet the

Lewis University dedicates new College of Nursing and Health Professions facilities

May 16, 2010
Lewis University dedicated a multi-phased addition and renovations to the College of Nursing and Health Professions on Wednesday, May 5 on the Romeoville main campus.

Naperville Dist. 203's early childhood center taking shape

Apr 19, 2010
Naperville Unit District 203's Ann Reid Early Childhood Center is blossoming along Naper Boulevard a year after construction began.

Money Granted

Mar 26, 2010
Many school officials have used green grants to expand their budgets for sustainable initiatives.

Riverside Brookfield High School opens new $52M facility

Mar 21, 2010
A high school in Chicago's suburbs is celebrating the completion of a $52-million renovation

Central renovations on time, under budget

Mar 17, 2010
While plans for the renovation of Naperville School District 203 Central High School [designed by Wight & Company] began several years ago, the overall timing has been beneficial to the cost. The project is about $7 millon below budget.

Green TEA

Mar 11, 2010
The movement toward sustainability in transportation

Tapping the Potential of Rainwater

Mar 08, 2010
Elmhurst College (Ill.) shares many traits with colleges throughout the country – a private liberal arts college with a religious affiliation; founded over a century ago; located within a quiet residential neighborhood

Go with the flow

Mar 06, 2010
For Wight & Company, a conventional approach to stormwater management is no longer an alternative. Instead, their landscape architects and civil engineers, working together with the design team, adhere to site design principles based on ecology and a land ethic articulated by American ecologist, forester and environmentalist Aldo Leopold: “Conservation is a state of harmony between man and land. A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic communit

Elmhurst College Library Wins National Excellence Award

Mar 01, 2010
The most prestigious professional association for college libraries has named the A.C. Buehler Library winner of its 2010 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award.

Architects name Riverside 'great place'

Feb 23, 2010
Riverside is one of the greatest places in Illinois. So says the American Institute of Architects, which has placed the village on its list of 150 Great Places in Illinois in conjunction with the organization's 150th birthday.

A fun expansion

Feb 18, 2010
Jefferson Junior High School, Woodridge, Ill., has expanded its physical-education facilities with a 4,000-square-foot health and wellness addition.

Moline renovating two middle schools

Feb 15, 2010
Big change is on the way for future Moline sixth-graders.

Hidden Oaks Nature Center: Managing Stormwater to Restore Pre-Settlement Hydrology

Feb 15, 2010
Nestled amongst century-old oak trees near the East Branch of the DuPage River in Illinois is Bolingbrook Park District’s newest attraction and crown jewel –Hidden Oaks Nature Center.

A Modern Facility for Modern Learning

Feb 11, 2010
A renovation at Riverside Brookfield High School didn’t just modernize the facilities – it modernized the learning environment.