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