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Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects is a leading architectural firm with offices in Chicago and London. Our fifty-plus year history is rooted in Chicago’s strong architectural heritage. We create innovative mission critical, educational, cultural, and recreation environments to help institutions and businesses achieve their scholastic, civic, and commercial goals. Our firm is distinguished by the diversity of our portfolio, which has resulted in a firm with an unmatched balance of design, management and technical expertise. The variety of our practice provides for a creative and energetic studio environment that attracts and helps us attract and retain the best team of architects.
Catherine Murray, Tony LoBello Join SNHA Senior Leadership Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects Hires Catherine Murray as Principal Full-service architectural firm cites impressive employee growth for 2020 CHICAGO (August 28, 2020) – Chicago-based Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects (SNHA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Murray as Principal. Murray comes to SNHA from O2 Design (formerly oslund.and.assoc.) where she served as […]
2020 Mid-Year Staff Announcements
Through the first half of 2020, SNHA welcomes our new team members and celebrates career milestones: Associate Promotions Amy Schmieding, AIA, LEED AP Chheng Lim Jose Prados, ARB Laura Ross Mandi Miller, AIA Muhammad Khan, RIBA Ola Johnston, AIA Tom Veed, AIA, LEED GA Promotions Abi Sharma, AIA Brianna Saviano, Assoc. AIA Burke Welever, AIA […]
Chheng Lim Named to Crain’s 2020 Notable Women in STEM
SNHA project executive Chheng Lim has been named one of Crain’s Notable Women in STEM for 2020, a recognition that honors accomplished women in STEM industries who exemplify mentorship, leadership and engagement in their respective field. Working in design and real estate for over a decade, Chheng has worked on projects ranging from mission critical, […]
SNHA’s Don McKay Featured in ILA’s June 2020 Issue
“As we figure out how to address the growing influence of echo chambers, one well-established institution already stands as a natural antidote—the public library.” SNHA Principal Don McKay on the significant role public libraries play in our communities’ social infrastructure. Read the full article here.
SNHA’s Sonia Navas Featured on Thrive Global
“Compartmentalizing is essential. When I am working I concentrate on that, and when I am with my kids I don’t think about work.” As part of Thrive Global’s latest interview series with leaders in tech and STEM, SNHA project manager Sonia Navas shared how she’s learned to balance work and family among the challenges […]
SNHA Wins International Canstruction Award
Cantenary earned 1st place for Structural Ingenuity in the conclusion of the 2019 Canstruction International Competition. Canstruction is an international hunger relief charity that raises millions of pounds of food each year for local food banks. In 2019, Canstruction Chicago was able to donate over 150,000 pounds of non-perishable food items to the Greater Chicago […]
SNHA’s Chheng Lim Featured in the Chicago Tribune
As we celebrate Woman’s History Month, the Chicago Tribune interviewed SNHA’s Chheng Lim on the future of architecture. Chheng discusses the importance of ‘designing thoughtfully’ within the context of a building’s environment and the impact it will have on the local landscape. Read Chheng’s interview with the Chicago Tribune here.
SNHA’s Neil Sheehan Featured on Authority Magazine
“One of the ways we create this culture is by dismissing the idea of a ‘star architect’ and instead focusing on the idea that we are a collective of collaborators that work in tandem.” Principal Neil Sheehan talks about the importance of evaluating company culture and creating an environment where people genuinely enjoy their time […]
St. Charles Public Library Renovation/Expansion Design Approved
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects’ Design Approved for St. Charles Public Library Renovation and Expansion Multi-million-dollar project to provide community with enhanced resources CHICAGO (January 23, 2020) – Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects (SNHA) has received approval from St. Charles Public Library District and the City of St. Charles to complete an $18.6 million renovation and expansion for the St. Charles Public Library […]
SNHA’s 2019 Year in Review
2019 marked a year of noteworthy growth for SNHA. We saw an increased number of new projects in the United States and Europe, doubled our footprint with a new flagship office at Chicago’s One Prudential Plaza, and reached organizational milestones including passing our 100th employee. By the Numbers Accomplishments in the past year included breaking […]