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New Altgeld Family Resource Center

Altgeld Family Resource Center Altgeld Gardens was originally built in 1944 by the Chicago Department of Housing and Urban Development for black veterans returning home from World War ll and... read more →
  • May 4, 2021
  • Featured Projects
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Will County EMA

Will County EMA The Will County Emergency Management Agency provides its community with the assurances of safe living and working environments. A pillar of safety and reliability for a community... read more →
  • December 3, 2020
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Masonry to the Rescue: New Laraway Elementary School

Laraway Elementary School Laraway Elementary School (Joliet, Illinois) exemplifies the flexibility of masonry . . . especially considering that the facility was initially designed to be constructed of... read more →
  • September 4, 2020
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DLA Architects and Threshold Acoustics design new Performing Arts Center

Masonry was utilized for the interior acoustic design as a single building material that could provide robust, full-frequency acoustic response. The interior of the Theater is primarily exposed, grout-filled masonry... read more →
  • September 11, 2018
  • Featured Projects
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Video of 1940’s Chicago

Chicago has an amazing skyline of beautiful architecture. See how many masonry buildings still exist in this interesting video of Chicago from the 1940's. Thanks to all the Architects, Engineers,... read more →
  • July 27, 2017
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Brick Renovation of River Oaks Dealership

The Napleton Automotive Group completed an addition between two existing masonry buildings. The project included the remodel of an existing Show Room and Administrative Offices. The finished expansion blended... read more →
  • June 30, 2017
  • Featured Projects
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Hezner’s Restoration of a Historic Building

Hezner Corporation Completed Restoration of a Historic Building  “Working with older structures requires diligence and organized thinking, and breaking this project into a series of smaller projects helped us determine... read more →
  • May 2, 2017
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Tioga Elementary School

Designing a bright, colorful learning environment.  STR designed this gleaming white building to meet the 21st century needs of Tioga Elementary School students in Bensenville. The design offers an array of... read more →
  • March 29, 2017
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The Solomon Cottage – Park Ridge

Why does a community attempt to renovate historic buildings? One reason is because older community members want to preserve their history and let their legacy live on for future... read more →
  • March 6, 2017
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Admiral at the Lake

This cutting-edge facility features 31 floors of living space, garden and rooftop terraces, long-term health care facilities, a multitude of restaurant-style dining, and a variety of cultural,  social and... read more →
  • February 1, 2017
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Hall High School

Hall High School in Spring Valley Healy, Bender & Associates incorporate a variety of masonry materials in three buildings to build a new 21st Century Educational Environment. To pay... read more →
  • January 9, 2017
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Revealing the Craftsmanship of Yesterday

  • November 1, 2016
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Redland Brick Conveys Comfort To Patients

Patient Comfort is Important To Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Outpatient Center The new addition to this medical facility is a LEEDS Silver award winner. They accomplished this with a commitment to... read more →
  • September 30, 2016
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Masonry Exterior

Knowles Electronics Masonry is not magic, but in Itasca, IL there is a masonry building that looks like diamond patterns in the brick exterior, but at other times the... read more →
  • July 27, 2016
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