Architecture

For over a century, we have shaped and connected cities, communities and people through architecture. Our approach is one that considers site, context, purpose and individual experience to create a design solution that is appropriate for time and place, that reflects our client and that endures. Whether a project is public or private, our design process remains consistent: we are committed to collaboration, to bringing the best ideas forward, to resolving challenges, to delivering excellence and to sharing a passion for what we do.

What we do

  • New Construction

  • Renovation

  • Adaptive Re-use

  • Planning

  • Interior Architecture

Portfolio highlights

  • Royal Sonesta, Washington, DC

  • Aurora Anguilla Resort

  • Anoka Community College School of Nursing

  • Carson Headquarters, Omaha, NE

  • Drai's Supper Club, New York, NY

  • General John W. Vessey Readiness Center, Arden Hills, MI

  • Veterans Affairs Critical Care Tower, Los Angeles, CA

  • Wake Technical Community College, Public Safety Training, Raleigh, NC

  • CHI Health, Creighton University Medical Center at Bergan Campus, Omaha, NE

Design Leadership

  • Irena Savakova

    GLOBAL DESIGN LEAD

  • Dan Yudchitz, AIA

    DESIGN DIRECTOR

  • Christy Coleman

    INTERIORS LEAD, HOSPITALITY

  • Dennis McFadden, AIA

    GLOBAL DESIGN LEAD

  • Jonathan Fliege, AIA

    DESIGN DIRECTOR

Recent News

News
University of Maryland's Thurgood Marshall Hall Featured in ArchitectureDC Magazine
University of Maryland's Thurgood Marshall Hall Featured in ArchitectureDC Magazine

“The modernization of the dominant neo-Georgian style is understood as the architectural manifestation of how public policy evolves,” it says. “Both architecture and public policy inherently require traditional foundations and new thinking. In particular, at this point in time, public policy requires more transparency, which here translates directly into architecture.”

LEO A DALY Wins AIA Potomac Valley Merit Award for Thurgood Marshall Hall
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.
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-designed Goodwill opens in Omaha
LEO A DALY-designed Goodwill opens in Omaha

The building, designed by LEO A DALY, incorporates employee wellness and sustainability features to the nonprofit’s sixteenth Omaha store.

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