University of Mount Union, Campus Master Plan

Westlake Reed Leskosky was retained by the University of Mount Union in July 2011 to prepare a campus master plan for its Alliance, Ohio liberal arts campus. The master plan, intended to build upon the 2010 strategic plan, will provide planning and phasing recommendations for near-term initiatives (within 5 years) and long-term initiatives (within 5 to 10 years). The master plan will help the University identify and prioritize...

Cuyahoga Community College, Center for Creative Arts

Westlake Reed Leskosky designed the A/V and IT systems for Cuyahoga Community College's Center for Creative Arts. The new, state-of-the-art, $27 million facility encompasses 75,000 GSF and houses Tri-C's School of Recording Arts and Media Technology, which includes two full recording studios, five production control rooms and seven video editing suites. The facility also includes a multi-purpose black box theatre that doubles as broadcast production studio, dance and theatre rehearsal...

Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music Renovation/Expansion

Westlake Reed Leskosky collaborated with Charles Young to renovate and expand the original Cleveland Institute of Music building, designed by our firm (then known as Schafer Flynn) in the1950's. The Cleveland Institute of Music is recognized as one of the premier music conservatories in the United States. Located on University Circle in the heart of the City's cultural district, the Cleveland Institute of Music facility features a renovated 750 seat...

Kent State University, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

Working with former Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) Director, Christopher Diehl, as the Design Lead, Westlake Reed Leskosky provided architectural and interior design, structural engineering and MEP engineering services to renovate the upper floor of the historic Cowell & Hubbard Building (originally built in 1919 and modified in 1955) at 1305 Euclid Avenue. The renovated space houses new studios, gallery, classroom/conference spaces and faculty and staff offices for CUDC...

Pennsylvania State University, College of Arts & Architecture Master Plan

Westlake Reed Leskosky created a 20 year Master Plan for the College of Arts & Architecture, comprised of several academic and performing arts units, including: Theatre, Dance, Music, Visual Arts, Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Art History, Integrative Arts, the Palmer Museum of Art, and the Center for Performing Arts. The College enrolls 1,900 students and currently possesses one million gross square feet of facilities across the University Park campus.

Akron-Summit County Public Library, Ellet Library

Sited on a former community park, this branch library is appropriate to the residential character of the site, as are deep front lawn and sweeping roofline. An exterior palette of deep red brick and standing seam metal reinforce the imagery. Parking and the main entry are located in the back, ensuring a sense of dignity along the main street. Inside, one of two loft like wings is dedicated to the...

University of Mount Union, Engineering & Business Building

The University of Mount Union retained Westlake Reed Leskosky to renovate the existing Wilson Science Hall into a classroom and lab building for its new engineering program and to provide additional office space for the Department of Business, Economics, and Marketing. The existing building, constructed in the 1950s, possessed various science labs, in addition to lecture spaces, faculty offices, and associated support program.

The project renovated...

University of Mount Union, Gartner Welcome Center

This Welcome Center designed for Mount Union College projects an image of gracious hospitality while referencing existing built forms on campus and evoking the traditional antecedents of recognized campus architecture. Sited within the main campus lawn next to the campus lakes, the building is omni-directional, respectfully addressing neighboring buildings and streets. The building will be the main threshold to the campus, welcoming and orienting prospective students and families...

Hathaway Brown School

Westlake Reed Leskosky has a longstanding relationship with Hathaway Brown School, a private independent school for girls situated on an eighteen-acre campus in Shaker Heights, Ohio. This 20,000 sf natatorium addition, designed in association with Graham Gund Architects, includes an eight-lane, 25-yard competition pool, 1-meter board diving well, instructional pool and support functions. The materials match the context of the existing school, assembled so as to create a light pavilion-like...

Lake Erie College, Lake Erie College Austin Hall of Science

Westlake Reed Leskosky completed a feasibility study for the renovation and re-imaging of the Austin Hall of Science in 2007. Built in 1963, the existing building is a steel and concrete structure with pre-cast concrete exterior wall panels of a modern design. The goals for the renovation include: changing the exterior appearance of the building to better fit the traditional architecture of the campus; making the building...

Kent State University, Math and Computer Science Building

A classroom building for the university's mathematics department is located adjacent to the other science buildings of Kent State University. The completion of the building added a key component to an existing campus quadrangle. A 4,000-square foot research library on the top floor was a major design focus of the project. Its roof is expressed as a sine wave which is repeated in the interior linear metal ceiling. Flexibility is...

Western Reserve Academy, Morgan Hall

Burton D. Morgan Hall is a newly constructed administration building on the campus of this private school, designed to complement the Federalist style of the historic structures that comprise "Brick Row." Its program consists of Administration, including the office of the Headmaster; Admissions; Development and Alumni Relations; a Board Room; and a Health Clinic. Its materials include red brick with limestone features, white-painted wood trim and columns, clay tile roof,...

Cleveland State University, Music and Communications Building

Named Building of the Year by the Ohio House of Representatives when opened, this advanced facility incorporates a unique marriage of music and computers, with audio and video recording throughout the building, linked to central control centers. With the exception of the two pyramidal performance halls one 900 seats and the other 275 seats - the program was organized into a four-story assemblage of recital halls, classrooms, teaching laboratories, rehearsal...

Kent State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Westlake Reed Leskosky is the architect and engineer for the renovation and major expansion of Franklin Hall into Kent State University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. This creates a state of the art facility that exposes students to the working world of mass media: print, radio, internet, and teleproduction. The renovated Franklin Hall houses faculty offices and various convergence labs: technical media rooms where information in all formats is...

Saint Vincent – Saint Mary High School, St. Vincent-St. Mary High School Master Plan

Selected through a design competition, Westlake Reed Leskosky completed a Master Plan for this co-educational, college preparatory Catholic High School in Akron, Ohio. The goals for the project were to give vision and direction to the campus for the next decade and beyond, while expressing the school's Catholic mission, displaying the energy and excitement of campus activities, and creating a legacy of fellowship for future generations of students, faculty and...

Oberlin College, The Bertram and Judith Kohl Building

The Kohl Building serves as the innovative new home of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music's acclaimed Department of Jazz Studies and its academic programs in music history and music theory. The new 37,000 SF facility interfaces with the adjacent Conservatory complex and creates an elevated pedestrian link that ties in three buildings. A massive cantilevered roof, three stories high, hovers in the air between the new and...