Eckenhoff Saunders Architects (Esa)

chicago-based eckenhoff saunders architects is a 45+ person architecture, planning, and interior design firm. our work is defined by innovative problem solving, client-centered service, technical expertise, and pragmatic experience. we collaborate with diverse organizations in the healthcare, educational, hospitality, non-profit, commercial, financial, and industrial markets to develop meaningful design solutions that enhance the lives of those who experience our buildings. it's about balance we believe architecture is about more than designing a structure, it's about balance. between form and function, requirements and vision, innovation and tradition. between the building, the environment, and the community it serves. we enhance these relationships with compelling design solutions. when walt eckenhoff and steve saunders founded esa they envisioned a firm that was diverse, balanced, and practiced client-focused design. since 1983, the esa team has grown to six principals and 40 design