“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
Read More“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
Read More“The Broadview graduate student housing complex at Vanderbilt University connects academia and professionalism by offering students an affordable living, learning, and collaboration space.” - Architizer
Read More“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.”
Read More“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.“
Read More“Representatives and sustainability experts across global firms, manufacturers, and industry organizations joined forces to tackle the building sector’s greatest circularity obstacles.” - METROPOLIS Magazine
Read More“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
Read More“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
Read More“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
Read More“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
Read More“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
“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
“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
Read More“The aquarium itself is leading the efforts with the local office of Valerio Dewalt Train working on the design.” -Ian Achong, Chicago YIMBY
Read More“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
Read More“Moss recently teamed up with design studio Media-Objectives and architect Valerio Dewalt Train in designing Glassdoor’s Chicago office.” -Holly Dutton, propmodo
Read More“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
Read More“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
Read More“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
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