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...

Gerry Foundation, Inc., Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Master Plan

Westlake Reed Leskosky addressed the significant complexities of operational planning for a cultural and performing arts center of this significance. Drawing large numbers of patrons to outdoor performances and events, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is designed to handle visitor flow and the movement of 17,000 to 30,000 people at a given time.

Design was just a part of the development of Bethel Woods Center for...

Cleveland Arts District Master Plan

Building on the firm's decades of involvement with Playhouse Square Center, Westlake Reed Leskosky is currently working with a developer to master plan an urban arts district in downtown Cleveland. The area in question encompasses approximately 1 million square feet at the nexus of several important educational and cultural institutions, including: Cleveland State University, Playhouse Square Center Theatre District, Cuyahoga Community College, Gateway Sports and Entertainment District (including Progressive Field),...

Oberlin College Green Arts District

Oberlin College is a four-year, liberal arts college that is noted for its academic excellence, its historical commitment to social engagement and diversity, and its artistic climate on campus. The College has retained Westlake Reed Leskosky to master plan the development of a downtown block in order to create a College and Community Green Arts District. This mixed-use development will be a LEED certified block that will set the standard...

PlayhouseSquare Master Plan and Implementation

Westlake Reed Leskosky orchestrated a master plan for a theater district downtown that is now a major visitor attraction and economic
development catalyst for Cleveland. PlayhouseSquare attracts over 2,000,000 patrons annually to a wide variety of arts and entertainment events, injects new income into greater Cleveland, and has initiated a renaissance of development in the district with significant annual impact. Key to the master plan of the 60-acre site was...

The Dalad Group, Hoyt Block

Westlake Reed Leskosky's master plan creates a residential oasis within the urban Warehouse District, Cleveland's 19th century manufacturing and wholesale center. A prominent Cleveland developer had acquired a city block of the historic district for a mixed-use project, encompassing nearly 1 million square feet of leasable space. Planned for implementation in three phases over three years, the design addresses the deep and dark buildings originally designed for manufacturing and storage....

Pro Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame

Westlake Reed Leskosky was retained in 2010 by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio to develop a long-term master plan for its museum facility, campus, and adjacent properties. Founded in 1963, the Hall of Fame hosts 200,000 visitors a year as well as the annual Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremonies and Festival on the campus and in adjacent Fawcett Stadium. Fawcett Stadium, originally built in...

Musical Arts Association, Blossom Music Center

The experience of being at this beautiful 250-acre site, bordering and strongly related to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, evokes an appreciative response from visitors. In a recent redevelopment plan beginning at the front entrance, the landscape architect worked together with the land conservation manager at a neighboring arboretum to replace turf grass with a mix of tall native meadow grasses and wildflowers that make the approach to Blossom a...

Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Westlake Reed Leskosky has completed a Master Plan and Conceptual Design Study for the complex that envisions the Broward Center as a new western entrance to Downtown Fort Lauderdale, weaving cultural arts and community into one comprehensive district.  At the core of the Broward Center's $75 million campaign for Capital Improvements and Endowment, Westlake Reed Leskosky has re-invented the underutilized garden courtyard as a new central community 'living room'.  This...

PlayhouseSquare Foundation, Playhouse Square

Westlake Reed Leskosky orchestrated a master plan for a theater district downtown that is now a national model, major visitor attraction and economic development catalyst for Cleveland. Playhouse Square attracts over 2,000,000 patrons annually to a wide variety of arts and entertainment events, injects over $40 million each year in new income and has initiated a renaissance of development in the district with an annual impact exceeding $300 million. Key...

Tampa Theatre

Westlake Reed Leskosky has been retained to examine the historic structure and prepare recommendations for restoration. Additionally, theater expansion is being considered on one or more adjacent land parcels. Theater expansion will include expanded lobby and patron amenities, three new screening rooms, and a large multi-purpose Event Room with related support spaces.

PlayhouseSquare Foundation, The Hanna Theatre - Great Lakes Theater Festival

The theatre, which has been adapted for use by the Great Lakes Theater Festival – an anchor production company of Playhouse Square and one of the country's top regional theatres - conveys an open plan that connects the patron to the stage from the street to their seat, always visually connected to the performance. Typical and atypical support spaces (such as a café integrated into the lobby through movable glass...

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Westlake Reed Leskosky developed a comprehensive 5-year Capital Plan for the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, the nation's most active performing arts center. The project included a survey and evaluation of the 1.5 million square foot building and its systems as well as recommendations for future capital projects in consideration of current codes and standards, lifetime of existing equipment, and operational issues or deficiencies. The Capital Plan will serve as...

The Clemens Center, Clemens Center

The Clemens Center honors Samuel Clemens in his adopted home of Elmira, New York. Westlake Reed Leskosky developed a master plan to be implemented in two phases. Phase 1 architectural and engineering work, completed in 1999, has restored the Clemens Center's place as one of the most significant venues for the performing arts in the region, and paves the way for future improvements. Premium fixtures and finishes provide a rich...

City and County of Denver, Colorado, Denver Center for the Performing Arts

The 2,815-seat, award-winning Buell Theatre was created within a former sports facility and it was the first implemented phase of the $31 million Denver Performing Arts Complex, whose master plan was created by Westlake Reed Leskosky. The complex unification of disparate structures and new construction resulted in what is now the country's second largest performing arts center. The design of the Buell Theatre reflects the character of the region, incorporating...

Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center

Westlake Reed Leskosky is currently completing a master plan for enhancements to the existing Performing Arts Center, one of the four largest in the country - that will include a hotel, artists' housing, patron amenities such as a restaurant and VIP areas, river mooring, and conference/banquet areas. We are working to establish an appropriate site program for a mix of uses that includes drop-off, parking and bus staging as well...

City of Flagstaff, USGS/GSA Shoemaker Astrogeology Facility and Campus Master Plan

Compatible with its majestic landscape at the base of Mount Eldon, the new facility for the U. S. Astrogeological division initiates a campus redevelopment plan that includes replacement structures and vehicular circulation improvements. The 27,000 sf facility houses scientists working on space program development and instrumentation, including the Mars Rover project. Sustainable design includes energy efficient systems, passive and active solar radiation techniques to reduce energy consumption and overall life...