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“The charge for Valerio Dewalt Train (VDT), the architecture firm leading the project, was to revamp the exhibit areas, enable the aquarium to better care for the animals in its collection, and rethink its circulation.” - Joann Gonchar, Architectural Record
“Austin United Alliance recently celebrated a topping out ceremony for the new six-story, mixed-income residential development along the Soul City Corridor in the Austin neighborhood.” - Lukas Kugler, Urbanized
“The award recipients stand as beacons of positive change, enriching communities across the state of Illinois and fostering environments where people are not only inspired to thrive but also to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives.“ - AIA Illinois
“The Broadview graduate student housing complex at Vanderbilt University connects academia and professionalism by offering students an affordable living, learning, and collaboration space.” - Architizer
“Valerio Dewalt Train has unveiled a new office inside a revitalized, 104-year-old coffee warehouse in San Francisco. Spanning 3,500 square feet, the workspace is designed by VDT to accommodate contemporary functionality while honoring the integrity of the historic building it calls home.”
“With the current additions and renovations, VDT has embraced the spirit of the Shedd’s earlier buildings and been both bold and modest. It has honored the original structure with exacting preservation while using its own substantial talents to gather the previous changes and additions into a coherent architectural assembly of old and new.“
“Representatives and sustainability experts across global firms, manufacturers, and industry organizations joined forces to tackle the building sector’s greatest circularity obstacles.” - METROPOLIS Magazine
“Tom Daly and Matt Gamache, principals at Valerio Dewalt Train, will share details on the innovative design solutions and technical intricacies that make the Center a great case study of sustainable architecture and environmental stewardship.” Architect’s Newspaper
“Residents will have access to various amenities, including the aforementioned third-floor sundeck equipped with loungers, grilling stations, and fire pits. The building will also feature a health club with a yoga room, a social lounge and kitchen, co-working spaces, and a top-floor ‘Sol Lounge’ that includes a private dining room.” - Jack Crawford, YIMBY
“The many architectural moves are all grounded in both human factors, modern messaging, and the contextual materials that create an unexpected sculptural outcome.” Valerio Dewalt Train
“Sheri Andrews, an architect and principal with VDT, described Phase 1 as a “surgical intervention” to prepare the building for the major renovations to follow. - John Krukowski, Bisnow
“The design’s success goes beyond the revitalization of a damaged landscape, also nurturing a sense of belonging and environmental stewardship in the Calumet Region.”
-METROPOLIS Staff
The Center is surrounded by wetlands that inspired the most sustainable feature. A constructed wastewater wetlands system—the first in Chicago—processes black water from the building and allows clean water to infiltrate back into the ecosystem.
“VDT began working on the Shedd Aquarium experience master plan (EMP) in 2018 and was chosen to be the lead architect for what the aquarium is calling its experience evolution, slated for completion in 2027.”
-VDT via the Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Senior Associate, Sheri Andrews wins the AIA Illinois R. Buckminster Fuller Award for Social Good, recognizing architects involved in humanitarian, social impact, and community endeavors.
“The firm studied African textile design patterns and the influence of hip hop in architecture as a guide to provide ethical architecture for Black communities.”
-Trey Arline, Block Club Chicago
Valerio Dewalt Train was listed as the 5th best architecture firm in Chicago.
“At Westgate, the team is proposing varying facades and window sizes, with overhangs and designs inspired by African textiles. On their project’s video, sponsors said it’s a departure from traditional grid architecture.” -David Roeder, The Chicago Sun Times
“The aquarium itself is leading the efforts with the local office of Valerio Dewalt Train working on the design.” -Ian Achong, Chicago YIMBY
“Valerio Dewalt Train was announced as the architect to lead the aquarium’s major renovation project, which would be open for the centennial.” -Chris Walton, The Architect’s Newspaper
“The Broadview is a remarkable student housing complex for the graduate students at Vanderbilt University. This architectural masterpiece was meticulously designed to cultivate a vibrant and collaborative community.” -Cherise Lakeside, DETAILED
“The center, designed by Valerio Dewalt Train, was the first mass timber construction built in the city since the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.” -Joseph S. Pete, The Times of Northwest Indiana
“City officials are inviting West Siders to weigh in on a planned multi-use development that includes a grocery store along a block-long portion of Madison Street and Hamlin Boulevard. Neighbors have pushed to build another large grocery store for the community, which has been largely a food desert.” - Trey Arline, Block Club Chicago
“The school has engaged the design firm of Valerio Dewalt Train to begin a process of research, including interviews and observations of many of the school’s stakeholders as well as contemporary thought leaders outside UCSF.” -Dan Fost, UCSF School of Dentistry
The Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is seeking to revitalize a block-long portion of Madison Street in West Garfield Park. Valerio Dewalt Train is competing to design the site with partners at Latent Design and developers at WestGate Partners.
New firm Principals; Matt Gamache, Tom Daly, and Bob Webber, and Senior Associate, Lauren Shelton, were featured in the spring 2023 edition of Chicago Architect Magazine.
“Amenities include a large lobby, a dog care room with outside access, a fitness center, a yoga studio, and a spacious multi-level outdoor deck occupying both the third and fourth floors.” - Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY
Come Home: Missing Middle Infill Housing presents innovative ways of reimagining Chicago’s single family home, two- and three-flat, rowhouse and six-flat typologies to better meet modern living. Valerio Dewalt Train has submitted a design proposal to the “rowhouse” typology.
“Sustainable features like the wastewater wetland system are put on display, demonstrating how it takes inspiration from the marshes’ natural processes to treat the building’s blackwater and release clean water back to the site via a leach field.” - Joe Valerio and Tom Daly via Architizer