Expert AEC executive Josh Roehm joins LEO A DALY as Dallas studio managing principal

Jan 16, 2025 | News, People news, Uncategorized

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20 Mass earns GADA award

The Global Architecture Design Awards have honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass with a silver award for mixed-use development.

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

The AIA Potomac Valley jury praised the project’s thoughtful response to the campus context, saying, “We appreciated the response to the campus architecture—it contributes to the surrounding context with a modern building that reinterprets the Georgian campus. It carries its strength in the exterior.”

American Architecture honors 20 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, D.C.

LEO A DALY’s 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW redevelopment project has earned an American Architecture Award for 2024. This prestigious accolade celebrates cutting-edge design in the U.S. and recognizes the year’s most innovative architectural achievements, making it the highest honor in the domestic building awards circuit.

Expert AEC executive Josh Roehm joins LEO A DALY as Dallas studio managing principal

Joshua Roehm

Josh Roehm, PE, LEED AP, PMP, will lead LEO A DALY’s Dallas studio as its new managing principal and a vice president of the firm.

Roehm has extensive experience leading integrated teams in the successful delivery of major projects across all markets including healthcare and education. With a wide network of strategic relationships across the state of Texas, he is known for exceptional client service and business development. He has specialized in operational growth of companies in the Texas architecture/engineering industry, most recently serving as the chief operating officer at B&H Engineers in Irving, Texas. A natural leader, Roehm is adept at communication and ensuring a stellar client experience throughout the design process.

Roehm is a community and industry leader. He was selected as a member of both Leadership Fort Worth and Leadership North Texas, and he’s involved with both the local AIA chapter as well as community nonprofits. Roehm holds a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

“Josh brings an incredible track record of operational growth to LEO A DALY,” said LEO A DALY President Steve Lichtenberger. “His depth of experience and network of relationships will elevate our entire studio to deliver world-class designs across markets.”

As part of LEO A DALY leadership, Roehm will apply those skills to the Dallas studio. Already known for its hospitality design, including the Ritz-Carlton Las Colinas and the InterContinental San Antonio Riverwalk, Roehm will leverage the firm’s international expertise in other areas to strengthen the Dallas studio.

“I look forward to working with the stellar team at LEO A DALY to usher in a new era of growth for the Dallas area and across the state of Texas,” Roehm said. “Together we’ll accomplish great things.”

20 Mass earns GADA award

Jan 9, 2025 | News, News Release, Uncategorized

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20 Mass earns GADA award

The Global Architecture Design Awards have honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass with a silver award for mixed-use development.

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

The AIA Potomac Valley jury praised the project’s thoughtful response to the campus context, saying, “We appreciated the response to the campus architecture—it contributes to the surrounding context with a modern building that reinterprets the Georgian campus. It carries its strength in the exterior.”

American Architecture honors 20 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, D.C.

LEO A DALY’s 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW redevelopment project has earned an American Architecture Award for 2024. This prestigious accolade celebrates cutting-edge design in the U.S. and recognizes the year’s most innovative architectural achievements, making it the highest honor in the domestic building awards circuit.

20 Mass earns GADA award

The Global Architecture Design Awards have honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass with a silver award for mixed-use development. 

The former federal office building at 20 Massachusetts Ave. in Washington D.C. was reimagined and rebuilt, becoming a 427,000-SF mixed-use development with office space, a luxury hotel — the Royal Sonesta Capitol Hill at 20 Mass — amenities and retail. The adaptive reuse re-stitched the existing building into an evolving urban context and created a vital new social and cultural hub for the neighborhood.  

The international GADA awards honor forward-looking and innovative designs through a diversified and inclusive perspective. 

“This is another accolade to highlight the innovative design and placemaking at 20 Mass,” said Shanshan Yin, LEO A DALY senior project designer. “This project will improve the fabric of a key D.C. neighborhood for decades to come.”  

20 Mass has won several prestigious awards, including an American Architecture Award and a Rethinking the Future award. 

“I’m so pleased that 20 Mass continues to receive recognition for the hard work and dedication that went into the design,” said Andrew Graham, LEO A DALY technical director. “Our team worked closely to overcome many project challenges including existing conditions, schedule and the pandemic — to name a few.” 

Irena Savakova, Rauzia Ally, and Janki Bhatia also led the project team. 

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

Jan 9, 2025 | News, News Release, Uncategorized

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20 Mass earns GADA award

The Global Architecture Design Awards have honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass with a silver award for mixed-use development.

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

The AIA Potomac Valley jury praised the project’s thoughtful response to the campus context, saying, “We appreciated the response to the campus architecture—it contributes to the surrounding context with a modern building that reinterprets the Georgian campus. It carries its strength in the exterior.”

American Architecture honors 20 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, D.C.

LEO A DALY’s 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW redevelopment project has earned an American Architecture Award for 2024. This prestigious accolade celebrates cutting-edge design in the U.S. and recognizes the year’s most innovative architectural achievements, making it the highest honor in the domestic building awards circuit.

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

The University of Maryland’s Thurgood Marshall Hall earned an AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for 2024.

The AIA Potomac Valley jury praised the project’s thoughtful response to the campus context, saying, “We appreciated the response to the campus architecture—it contributes to the surrounding context with a modern building that reinterprets the Georgian campus. It carries its strength in the exterior.”

The Thurgood Marshall Hall is the home of UMD’s School of Public Policy. The design, rooted in the concept of the ancient Agora, an open, collaborative space that invites public discourse and community connection. With its carefully articulated form, the building blends seamlessly into the Georgian-inspired architecture of the campus while standing out with its modern transparency and openness.

“This building will serve as a hub of public discourse empowering students to advance the campus’ ‘Do Good’ mission,” said Anya Grant, LEO A DALY’s Washington, D.C. higher education market sector leader.

The AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award recognizes outstanding achievements in the field of architecture, rewarding projects that demonstrate excellence in design, innovation, and contextual relevance.

“We are honored to receive this award and to have contributed to shaping a space that champions democratic ideals, sustainability, and academic excellence,” said Global Design Principal Irena Savakova.

AIA Nebraska honors two LEO A DALY projects

Dec 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

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20 Mass earns GADA award

The Global Architecture Design Awards have honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass with a silver award for mixed-use development.

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

The AIA Potomac Valley jury praised the project’s thoughtful response to the campus context, saying, “We appreciated the response to the campus architecture—it contributes to the surrounding context with a modern building that reinterprets the Georgian campus. It carries its strength in the exterior.”

American Architecture honors 20 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, D.C.

LEO A DALY’s 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW redevelopment project has earned an American Architecture Award for 2024. This prestigious accolade celebrates cutting-edge design in the U.S. and recognizes the year’s most innovative architectural achievements, making it the highest honor in the domestic building awards circuit.

AIA Nebraska honors two LEO A DALY projects

​Two LEO A DALY projects earned merit awards at the 2024 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design competition.

The General John W. Vessey Readiness Center in Arden Hills, Minnesota, was cited in the architectural category.

And the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum earned the 25-year award, as well as the people’s choice award in the same category.

“Across markets and geography, LEO A DALY projects make our communities better,” said Omaha studio Managing Principal Chris Johnson. ““These projects showcase the lasting power of architecture to create better places and spaces designed for people.”

The 149,735-SF National Guard Readiness Center serves as the home for the 34th Infantry Division. Readiness centers, historically known as “armories,” have dynamically shifted, reflecting the evolving needs and expectations of today’s service members. To accommodate those needs, this design breaks the historic mold of a standard readiness center, combining beauty with high-performance design. Anchored by a central hub, public spaces are designed to invite community members, dignitaries and the families of service members to participate in parades, ceremonies, and other public events. Gallery-like interiors, sculptural stairs, connection to the landscape, and art enhance the user experience of all who enter.

Opened in 1959, the SAC museum was designed to hold an impressive collection of rotating vintage aircraft, previously located at Offutt Air Force Base. The facility, completed in early 1998, incorporated 31 aircraft from the Cold War Era into one 275,000-SF structure. The museum’s design objective was to provide a dramatic, yet simple environment that honored the lives and deaths of service members who fought for our country. All 31 aircraft exhibits are housed in two unobstructed, column-free display hangars, allowing visitors to view the entire collection from the museum’s balcony as well as the ground level. This allows for flexible rearrangement and rotation of aircraft. Twenty-five years after its construction, this museum stands proud as an icon of the greater Omaha area community.

LEO A DALY Chairman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Nov 14, 2024 | News, News Release, People news, Uncategorized

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20 Mass earns GADA award

The Global Architecture Design Awards have honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass with a silver award for mixed-use development.

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

The AIA Potomac Valley jury praised the project’s thoughtful response to the campus context, saying, “We appreciated the response to the campus architecture—it contributes to the surrounding context with a modern building that reinterprets the Georgian campus. It carries its strength in the exterior.”

American Architecture honors 20 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, D.C.

LEO A DALY’s 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW redevelopment project has earned an American Architecture Award for 2024. This prestigious accolade celebrates cutting-edge design in the U.S. and recognizes the year’s most innovative architectural achievements, making it the highest honor in the domestic building awards circuit.

LEO A DALY Chairman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

NCUSAR honors Leo A. Daly III for decades of diplomacy and cultural understanding.

Leo A. Daly

The National Council on U.S. – Arab Relations (NCUSAR) recognizes Leo A. Daly III, FAIA, RIBA, FRAIA, Chairman, LEO A DALY, with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference.

Honoring Mr. Daly’s continuous commitment to foster international relations, NCUSAR President and CEO, H. Delano Roosevelt, regards Mr. Daly’s 60-year career at LEO A DALY, the international architecture, planning, engineering and interiors firm founded in 1915 by his grandfather.

“Since the 70s, Mr. Daly has been a master diplomat and interlaced U.S. – Arab relations with projects and educational training programs,” celebrated H. Delano Roosevelt. “A long-time supporter of NCUSAR’s non-profit and non-governmental approach to increase cultural understanding, Mr. Daly and the LEO A DALY team aim to empower and advance communities through design.”

As one of the first American architecture firms to serve the Middle East, LEO A DALY healthcare, education, and government projects mark decades of development.

“I am delighted and honored to receive this recognition from my dear friends at NCUSAR,” chimed Leo A. Daly III. “It is a true privilege to support this amazing organization, and our firm continues to value advancing cultural understanding and international relations.”

Immersed in the local cultures and conditions of the Middle East for fifty years, the design firm continues to expand relationships, share global experience and provide comprehensive client service from the Abu Dhabi studio.

Rauzia Ally moderates forum with D.C. mayor on revitalizing the district

Nov 12, 2024 | In the news, News, People news, Uncategorized

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20 Mass earns GADA award

The Global Architecture Design Awards have honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass with a silver award for mixed-use development.

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

The AIA Potomac Valley jury praised the project’s thoughtful response to the campus context, saying, “We appreciated the response to the campus architecture—it contributes to the surrounding context with a modern building that reinterprets the Georgian campus. It carries its strength in the exterior.”

American Architecture honors 20 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, D.C.

LEO A DALY’s 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW redevelopment project has earned an American Architecture Award for 2024. This prestigious accolade celebrates cutting-edge design in the U.S. and recognizes the year’s most innovative architectural achievements, making it the highest honor in the domestic building awards circuit.

Rauzia Ally moderates forum with D.C. mayor on revitalizing the district

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Rauzia Ally, the managing principal of LEO A DALY’s Washington, D.C. studio, moderated a recent discussion called “Building The Future: DC’s Economic Landscape” at Georgetown University.

The event was hosted by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to highlight the District’s approach to long-term economic vitality through federal portfolio management.

“We have reached a critical juncture where the Federal government can play a new and different role to support the continued development and growth of our capital city, by disposing of buildings it can no longer afford to occupy,” Ally said. “Here in the District, we must free up some aging or obsolete properties for more productive use.”

The LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass project serves as a template for this kind of revitalization. A former dated federal office building, it was transformed through adaptive reuse to a vibrant, placemaking gem with retail, offices and a luxury hotel.

You can watch the forum at this link.

LEO A DALY to design Alexandria, Virginia City Hall and public space

Nov 6, 2024 | In the news, News Release, Uncategorized

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20 Mass earns GADA award

The Global Architecture Design Awards have honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass with a silver award for mixed-use development.

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

The AIA Potomac Valley jury praised the project’s thoughtful response to the campus context, saying, “We appreciated the response to the campus architecture—it contributes to the surrounding context with a modern building that reinterprets the Georgian campus. It carries its strength in the exterior.”

American Architecture honors 20 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, D.C.

LEO A DALY’s 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW redevelopment project has earned an American Architecture Award for 2024. This prestigious accolade celebrates cutting-edge design in the U.S. and recognizes the year’s most innovative architectural achievements, making it the highest honor in the domestic building awards circuit.

LEO A DALY to design Alexandria, Virginia City Hall and public space

International design firm LEO A DALY has been selected to design a complete renovation of the Alexandria, Virginia City Hall as well as the nearby public space known as Market Square.

The current City Hall, built in 1871, is a great source of community pride and serves as a workplace for more than 300 City employees. After many years of service, major updates are needed throughout City Hall to repair aging building components, improve operating systems, optimize space utilization, improve building circulation and wayfinding, enhance security, and facilitate community engagement.

“The City Hall and Market Square renovation presents an opportunity to reimagine and capitalize on the growth and increased density that Alexandria is experiencing,” said LEO A DALY Design Principal Irena Savakova. The creation of a community commons – an open, inclusive, secure and inviting urban living room center of gravity tying into the momentum of the development of King Street – presents an opportunity for placemaking in an urban context that will enrich the lives of all who live in Alexandria or who frequent Old Town.”

Design is anticipated through early 2026, with construction taking place 2026-2028.

“This is an exciting first step in a long-awaited process,” City Manager James Parajon said. “City Hall and Market Square should reflect this great city, our history, and the commitment to equitable services that our community expects. We look forward to reimagining how to ensure 301 King Street is a source of pride for our employees and residents.”

Mark Bradby, PE, Joins LEO A DALY as Minneapolis Studio Lead for Mechanical Engineering

Nov 4, 2024 | People news, Uncategorized

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20 Mass earns GADA award

The Global Architecture Design Awards have honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass with a silver award for mixed-use development.

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

The AIA Potomac Valley jury praised the project’s thoughtful response to the campus context, saying, “We appreciated the response to the campus architecture—it contributes to the surrounding context with a modern building that reinterprets the Georgian campus. It carries its strength in the exterior.”

American Architecture honors 20 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, D.C.

LEO A DALY’s 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW redevelopment project has earned an American Architecture Award for 2024. This prestigious accolade celebrates cutting-edge design in the U.S. and recognizes the year’s most innovative architectural achievements, making it the highest honor in the domestic building awards circuit.

Mark Bradby, PE, Joins LEO A DALY as Minneapolis Studio Lead for Mechanical Engineering

Mark Bradby, PE, is LEO A DALY’s new studio lead for mechanical engineering in its Minneapolis office. Bradby brings over 24 years of professional experience, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and high-performance design.

“I look forward to LEO A DALY’s variety of projects, from healthcare to civic to industrial,” Bradby said.

Bradby’s approach to design emphasizes creating easy-to-use structures that get the job done while considering the needs of installers and end users. He brings a robust track record in building teams and mentoring staff across various organizations. Throughout his career, Bradby has been deeply involved in sustainability initiatives, consistently striving to lower energy use while improving indoor environments. He has worked on significant projects in the healthcare, historic preservation and high-tech markets.

“Mark’s expertise and leadership will expand our mechanical practice and enhance our integrated sustainable design offerings to our clients,” said Cindy McCleary, managing principal of LEO A DALY’s Minneapolis location. “We’re thrilled to welcome him to our Minneapolis studio.”

“Mark’s industry expertise and technical know-how will be a great asset to our clients in every market,” said Kim Cowman, national director of engineering. “I’m eager to incorporate his high-performance design expertise into our existing and future projects.”

Bradby holds a bachelor’s degree of engineering from Brunel University in London and is a licensed professional engineer in Minnesota and 23 additional states. His passion for sustainable design aligns with LEO A DALY’s commitment to creating innovative and sustainable solutions for our clients.

LEO A DALY triumphs at IIDA’s Cosmo Couture Competition for the second time

Oct 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

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20 Mass earns GADA award

The Global Architecture Design Awards have honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass with a silver award for mixed-use development.

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall

The AIA Potomac Valley jury praised the project’s thoughtful response to the campus context, saying, “We appreciated the response to the campus architecture—it contributes to the surrounding context with a modern building that reinterprets the Georgian campus. It carries its strength in the exterior.”

American Architecture honors 20 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, D.C.

LEO A DALY’s 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW redevelopment project has earned an American Architecture Award for 2024. This prestigious accolade celebrates cutting-edge design in the U.S. and recognizes the year’s most innovative architectural achievements, making it the highest honor in the domestic building awards circuit.

LEO A DALY triumphs at IIDA’s Cosmo Couture Competition for the second time

​A LEO A DALY team won the Haute Couture award for overall excellence at the 2024 Cosmo Couture competition, sponsored by the International Interior Design Association. This marks the second time LEO A DALY has won the Haute Couture award in this fashion-interior design competition.

Every two years, the competition challenges design firms to partner with interior product manufacturers to create garments made from materials used in built environments that align with the year’s theme and present them on the runway for evaluation by members of the fashion design industry. This year, LEO A DALY collaborated with Mecho Shade window coverings to craft a breathtaking dress that showcased both creativity and craftsmanship.

The award-winning team from LEO A DALY includes senior project designer Clif Sullivan, interior designer Steven Mion and technical designer Natalia Horstman. Together, they transformed Mecho materials including window shades and bead cords, into a muted gray ensemble that matched the theme of “Out of this World.”

“I loved that we were able to work with the material, using it to its best advantage to create this design,” Sullivan said. “We all were able to get our hands on it and understand it and work with its strengths to push to the finish line.”

“Whenever we hit a problem we saw it as a new opportunity to grow the design in a new direction,” Mion said. “I enjoyed using our flexibility to solve the problems that arose.”

“After multiple iterations and design conflicts with both the material and our concept, the final outfit ended up being what we envisioned to begin with making it come to life,” Horstman said.

The Cosmo Couture team shows off its winning entry. From left, Clif Sullivan, Steven Mion, Natalia Horstman.

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