John C. Lahey

John Lahey, AIA, is an American architect who serves as Chairman and a Principal in Charge of Design for Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB). He is a leading national and international expert on high-rise residential, transit-oriented development, and innovative design. He's responsible for much of the resurgence in Chicago's downtown residential area as well as transformational projects in Chicago's neighborhoods.

Lahey earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University. He is affiliated with the Chicago Building Congress, the Economic Club of Chicago, the Urban Land Institute, the Arts Club of Chicago, the American Institute of Architects, Campus Design Review Board - University of Illinois at Chicago, the Board of Trustees - St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, Loyola University Chicago - Council of Regents, Chicago Jesuit Academy Board of Trustees, among other organizations.

Lahey and his firm have worked on 68 mixed-use high rises in Chicago, with a total of 104 projects in the city.

Recent projects:

• Legacy Tower (Chicago) - a 72-story residential building on Michigan Avenue
• 215 W. Wachington (Chicago) - a 35-story LEED certified rental residential green high-rise in the Loop.
• Addison Park on Clark (Chicago) - a sustainable, mixed-use design project.
• Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons at Loyola University Chicago - an all-digital research library.
• Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago Therapeutic School and Center for Autism Research - the first American school designed specifically to meet the needs of students with autism.
• Loyola University Chicago Campus Master Plan
• 340 on the Park (Chicago) - a 62-story all-residential tower and the first in the Midwest to achieve LEED silver certification.
• The Heritage at Millennium Park (Chicago) - a 57-story mixed-use building that includes 90,000 square feet (8,400 m) of retail on Wabash Avenue.
• Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago - Lahey and SCB directed the design architecture for exterior and major public spaces.
• One Rincon Hill (San Francisco) - two residential towers that provide 709 residential units in Rincon Hill. One tower is 55 stories tall, while the other is 47 stories high.
• Three Sixty Residences (San Jose) - a 23-story contemporary building in San Jose's SoFA district.
• The Murano (Philadelphia) - a 42-story high-rise condominium.

Other Notable SCB Buildings:

• Sheraton Chicago Hotel
• Crate & Barrel Flagship (Chicago)
• United Terminal 1 Expansion O'Hare International Airport
• Notre Dame Guglielmino Athletics Complex (Indiana)
• Cathedral Palace (Wisconsin)
• Two American Plaza (San Diego)
• Classic Residence by (Hyatt) - Highlands Ranch (Colorado)
• Classic Residence by (Hyatt) - Turtle Creek (Texas)

Lahey and SCB are recipients of:

• The LEAF Award for Best Use of Technology
• The CBC Merit Award and IBS Award for Loyola University's Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons
• The AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award for Crate & Barrel's store on Michigan Avenue
• The AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award for Tetra Pak
• Chicago Tribune Architecture Firm of the Year 2000