Recent Articles
AIA Palm Beach honors two LEO A DALY projects
The Toby & Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences in Boca Raton received an award in the residential category and LEO A DALY’s West Palm Beach studio received an interiors award.
LEO A DALY signs MEP 2040 pledge, pushing forward sustainability goals
LEO A DALY has signed on to MEP 2040, a movement to radically reduce total carbon emissions associated with building systems through collective action. Signatories seek to achieve operational net zero in their projects by 2030 and net zero embodied carbon by 2040.
Danette Riddle joins LEO A DALY to lead strategy and growth
Danette Riddle will develop and lead LEO A DALY’s brand strategy and marketing, in collaboration with other firm leadership. She will play a key role in the firm’s ambitious near-term growth goals.
LEO A DALY experts share decarbonization strategies with Facilities Management Advisor
Leo A. Daly Company CEO Ed Benes and LEO A DALY embodied carbon subject matter expert Jake Zach were featured in Facilities Management Advisor, sharing strategies for reducing embodied carbon in buildings.
King Hamad American Mission Hospital Receives NHRA Highest Level of Accreditation
Compliant with NHRA and International Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), the multi-specialty hospital design gives specific attention to hospital-acquired infections.
Omaha police precinct recognized for design excellence
The Nebraska chapter of the American Institute of Architects has honored LEO A DALY’s City of Omaha Police Department, West Precinct, with a Citation Award
LEO A DALY design for the City of Omaha Police Department’s West Precinct has been named the recipient of the Architecture Citation Award in the 2022 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards. The annual award program recognizes outstanding architecture in Nebraska.
“This award validates a design approach that places the human experience at the very center. Our design for the new Omaha Police Department precinct attends to the physical safety of officers while maintaining a welcoming civic expression to the community. This duality guided every element of the design, from its expressive shape and warm materials to the many layers of security that help keep officers safe. We’re proud to be recognized,” said Chris Johnson, AIA, managing principal of the Omaha studio.
The Omaha Police Department’s philosophy of community policing drove the design of its new West Precinct, a facility that exudes warmth and invites civic engagement while remaining secure and functional. The building is divided into two functional zones– an extroverted public face, and a more introverted secure zone – differentiated through material choices and forms. Surfaces oriented towards the street express transparency and cooperation, core ideals of community policing. Ribbons of wood sweep grandly from exterior to interior, guiding members of the public to a service desk, community meeting room, and workstations. An outdoor pocket-park doubles as a security feature, integrating protective barriers, benches, site walls and shade trees.
Jury members commented: “This project has a very strong civic identity. The subdued palette of glass, brick, metal and wood are nicely detailed and work together to create both a sense of hospitality and of security.”
