LEO A DALY expertise on adaptive reuse featured in The Military Engineer

LEO A DALY Federal Account Lead Aaron Wilt and National Director of Engineering Kim Cowman coauthored an article in the March/April 2025 issue of The Military Engineer about the benefits of adaptive reuse of underutilized structures in creating efficiency and cost savings

OneWorld Community Health breaks ground on new Career and Training Center

OneWorld Community Health breaks ground on their new, sustainable Career and Training Center, a mixed-use development designed by LEO A DALY.

Mark Pratt of LEO A DALY featured in Hotel Business panel about 2025 trends

“Designers must continue to evolve using inspiration from fashion and product design to help the creative mind evolve from business as usual. I think pulling hyper-local arts and culture are more important now than ever. Authenticity is expected and the idea of a contrived composition no longer validates a sense of place. We strive to create something original and timeless in all we do that ultimately gives our owners a better ROI and NOI. We always think of their money like it’s our money. I also think sustainability and innovation with respect to the same is top of mind for most travelers. People want to protect Mother Earth and our value on projects and ownership that share these values.”

LEO A DALY’s Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas design featured in Sleeper magazine

“Renovations have touched every corner of the property, with new villas designed to weave together the textures, colours and materials of the Texas landscape. Design elements inspired by indigenous Texas flora and fauna include cool, crisp blues that reflect the opulence of Texas Topaz and the bountiful surrounding lakes, and porcelain tile that nods to the earthy tones of sage and cactus. Touches of leather in warm brown and amber tones evoke the nostalgia of the property’s past as a ranch, with stitching details reminiscent of saddle craftsmanship.”

Luxury interior designer Joan Sizemore to lead LEO A DALY Dallas studio hospitality practice

Internationally accomplished designer Joan Sizemore has rejoined LEO A DALY to lead the firm’s hospitality work in its Dallas studio. She will be a senior associate, hospitality market sector leader and director of design for hospitality interiors.

LEO A DALY Chairman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

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

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.