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LEO A DALY-Designed Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health Building Wins AIA Minneapolis Merit Award
The Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health Building, designed by LEO A DALY, has been honored with an AIA Minneapolis Merit Award.
20 Mass Earns Rethinking the Future Award, an International Honor
An international jury has honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass project with a Rethinking the Future Award, which recognizes excellence in global architecture.
LEO A DALY Named AIA Florida Firm of the Year
The West Palm Beach studio is recognized for long history of design excellence and community impact through architecture.
Two LEO A DALY Projects Earn BD+C 2024 Innovation Spotlight
Building Design + Construction selects two LEO A DALY projects for their Top 40 Great Solutions Report.
LEO A DALY’s Gunner Riggert Selected as a Health Facility Institute Fellow
The FHFI designation is the highest level of individual affiliation for the Health Facility Institute. It reflects the professional skill and competence gained through education, training, experience and demonstrated accomplishments at least nine areas of expertise.
Tampa VA Mental Health Center Earns SAME 2024 Design Merit Award
LEO A DALY design for James A. Haley VA Mental Health Center streamlines therapeutic care for Veterans
Every two years the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) celebrates design excellence in the built environment. The SAME 2024 Design Merit Award was presented to members of the LEO A DALY planning, architecture, engineering and interior design team during the Society Ball & Awards Gala at the 2024 JETC conference in Orlando.
“The entire focus of design for the James A. Haley VA Mental Health Center—both inside and out—was to create a healing, therapeutic, restorative environment that would help enhance the lives of Veterans,” shared Federal Healthcare Global Account Lead, Peter A. Yakowicz, PE, MHA. “After three months in operation, it is also so rewarding to hear firsthand from staff how the planning and design of the facility makes it easier for them to do their important work.”
LEO A DALY’s ongoing collaboration with Veterans and the VA Staff who care for them has led to the transformation of Veterans’ health experiences.
“Is this really for us?” asked a Veteran visiting the James A. Haley VA Mental Health Center for the first time.
“And if we are not inviting, if we are not welcoming, then that communication can be lost, and the veteran themselves can be lost on top of it.” shared Dr. Glenn Smith, Retired VA Mental Health Specialist and Veteran James A. Haley VA
“Our staff love coming to work here,” Bradiel Perez Pagan, Clinic Manager at the James A. Haley VA Mental Health Center
LEO A DALY provided full integrated design services including medical planning, architectural, interior design, structural engineering and MEP services for the award-winning VA mental health facility, which began seeing patients in ealy 2024. The trauma-informed and evidence-based design carefully balances the unique needs of Veterans and their caregivers.
The Green Globe certified project also integrates a list of sustainable design features: low wattage LED lighting, automatic lighting controls, a high-performance building envelope, water use reduction, reduced emissions, recycled materials, automated controls, and ecological landscaping.
