Client logos for Acacia Website (11).png

ABOUT WIGHT & COMPANY

Wight & Company is a pioneering Illinois architecture firm that was looking to tell its story and share a vision built over 80 years of experience and innovation.

Team Acacia writes approximately eight articles per year. A select few are included below:

How Wight & Company is disrupting the industry with Design Led-Design Build, an integrated project delivery system.
How Wight & Company's culture created a highly functional dynamic throughout the entire company.
Strengthening communities extends beyond my job as CEO of Wight & Company.
Driving it Home: Wight & Company's Transportation & Infrastructure Legacy.

CASE STUDY

ARTICLES

DESIGN INTELLIGENCE: Rebuilding the Profession

Team Acacia

DESIGN INTELLIGENCE: Rebuilding the Profession

By Mark Wight June 13, 2022 We’re talking with Mark Wight, the chairman and CEO of Wight & Company, an 80-year-old, Chicago-based...

AUTHORITY MAGAZINE: Five Things You Need To Create A Highly Successful Career As An Architect

Team Acacia

AUTHORITY MAGAZINE: Five Things You Need To Create A Highly Successful Career As An Architect

By Jason Hartman, Authority Magazine February 10, 2022 …The final key to success is to be impactful. The desire to be impactful is at the...

Wight & Company’s Transportation Group drives innovation and raises standards

Team Acacia

Wight & Company’s Transportation Group drives innovation and raises standards

By Mark Wight, Wight & Company September 2, 2021 Collaboration has been ingrained in the culture of Wight & Company since our storied...

Graduates Might Soar Higher if They Don’t Rush to Climb the Career Ladder

Team Acacia

Graduates Might Soar Higher if They Don’t Rush to Climb the Career Ladder

By Mark Wight, Wight & Company May 5, 2021 With commencement season upon us, I can’t help but think about this year’s graduating class....

Driving it Home: Wight & Company’s Transportation & Infrastructure Legacy

Team Acacia

Driving it Home: Wight & Company’s Transportation & Infrastructure Legacy

By Mark Wight, Wight & Company April 7, 2021 Wight & Company pioneered the industry-transforming Design Led-Design Build delivery system...

Strengthening communities extends beyond my job as CEO of Wight & Company

Team Acacia

Strengthening communities extends beyond my job as CEO of Wight & Company

By Mark Wight, Wight & Company December 21, 2020 A few months ago, in a post titled Wight & Company’s Design Principles Advance Our...

How Wight & Company’s culture created a highly functional dynamic throughout the entire company.

Team Acacia

How Wight & Company’s culture created a highly functional dynamic throughout the entire company.

By Mark Wight, Wight & Company October 28, 2020 In last month’s article about how Wight & Company’s design principles advance our...

How Wight & Company’s Design Principles Advance Our Mission To Create Meaningful Impacts

Team Acacia

How Wight & Company’s Design Principles Advance Our Mission To Create Meaningful Impacts

By Mark Wight, Wight & Company September 1, 2020 Architects, engineers and builders are some of the best people to work with. They...

How Wight & Company is disrupting the industry with Design Led-Design Build, an integrated project d

Team Acacia

How Wight & Company is disrupting the industry with Design Led-Design Build, an integrated project d

By Mark Wight, Wight & Company August 7, 2020 Architecture has been a hallmark of the advancement of human civilization for thousands of...