The Argo Tea greenhouse in Connors Park on the Near North Side of Chicago is a little architectural gem in a city of architectural wonder. What makes the tea-osk so clever is that it serves its setting while being an edifice of Argo Tea’s core values. Founded in 2003 by Arsen Avakian (CEO), Simon Simonian and Daniel Lindwasser, Argo Tea does more than serve drinks, it provides people with a one-cup-at-a-time experience.

Leaders at the Chickasaw Nation had the vision of creating a kid’s version of an entire town within the corridors of their Child Development Center. The center includes a post office, fire department, police station, bookstore, flower shop, and a movie theater. Each classroom resembles a scene you might see walking through a typical downtown.

Build Something Better. This guiding principle drives innovation at Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined.

Wilsonart helped a Scott & White children's hospital in Temple, Tex. improve its design from good to great with a homey feel. Special features such as rounded edges and non-infectious surfaces provide for a great patient experience.

At the Mid-Michigan Children's Museum, Sharon Exley, ASID, Architecture is Fun, Inc. helped to transform a car dealership into a children's museum with wow factor. The durability and strength of Wilsonart's Laminates can accommodate the 300,000 children that visit the museum each year, but the playfulness of the Wilsonart color palette make it appealing to both children and adults.

Designers and facilities managers know that lockers are much more than banks of boxes.

In health club and spa settings, they provide safe spaces for clients’ belongings. Within athletic departments, like the equipment room for the University of South Carolina’s football team, locker systems play an important role in keeping equipment secure and organized.

Holiday Builders has a simple mission: provide homeowners with quality-built homes of lasting value for the best possible price. And clearly they are successful in fulfilling that mission. In Holiday Builders’ first year of business, the goal was to sell 12 homes, instead they sold 76. Nearly 30 years and 30,000 single-family homes later, Holiday is still making the dream of homeownership come true in communities in Florida, Alabama, Texas and South Carolina. By constantly adapting designs and materials selections, Holiday Builders is able to withstand market fluctuations while delivering customers the options that make a house a dream home.

A Soft Landing for Traumatized Kids

Designing a space that engages kids is one thing. Making it kid-proof is even tougher. Bring­ing these two elements together in a building that serves as a first stop for kids just extracted from dangerous and abusive situations is a feat of imagination, engineering and passion.

The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla. showcases the largest collection of Salvador Dali artwork outside of Spain. During the creation of the museum's retail center, marketing and design experts teamed up with Wilsonart to create a unique, not off-the-shelf look. With more than 1,200 visitors to the retail center per day, Wilsonart's solid surfaces and laminates don't compromise in durability.