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The Architect’s Newspaper
Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium Announces $500 Million Makeover
“Valerio Dewalt Train will lead the design of the transformative revamp…“ -Matt Hickman, The Architect’s Newspaper
Metropolis Magazine
A Bold New Environmental Center Helps Redeem a Former Brownfield Site in Chicago
“The Ford Calumet Environmental Center at Chicago’s Big Marsh park is part classroom, part museum, and all about environmental remediation.“ -Lee Bey, Metropolis Magazine
InsideHook
A Weekend in Grand Rapids, An Underrated Hub for American Design
“The first best move for design fans visiting the city is to check into The Canopy Grand Rapids Hotel, housed in an eight story brick-clad building that has been designed (by Chicago’s Valerio Dewalt Train) to echo the warehouses and industrial buildings that have long been a part of the urban fabric.” -Thomas Connors, InsideHook
Landscape Architecture Magazine
An Innovative Wastewater Recycling System Is an Unlikely Attraction at Chicago's Big Marsh Park
“The closest connection to the city sewer lines was several miles away, at the southern city limits. It would be just $2 Million just to flush the toilets,” says Alexander Raynor of Valerio Dewalt Train Associates., which designed the building. An on-site wastewater recycling system would be approximately half as expensive.“ -Zach Mortice, Landscape Architecture Magazine
Fast Company
Chicago’s Big Marsh Park, a Birder’s Paradise, Has a New Building Designed to Prevent Bird Collisions
“Designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Valerio Dewalt Train Associates (VDTA), the center sits at the gateway of a 280-acre park called Big Marsh...In 2016, the brownfield was reborn into a verdant park, complete with a 40-acre bike park, walking trails aplenty, and vast wildlife habitats.“ -Elissaveta Brandon, Fast Company
ArchDaily
The Ford Calumet Environmental Center
“Big Marsh Park is the Chicago Park District’s largest reclamation project—a natural landscape damaged by slag from nearby steel mills. At the park’s entrance, the Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC) serves as both a gateway and a hub—educating visitors about its past and setting precedent for a new, sustainable future throughout the Calumet Region.” -VDT via Paula Pintos at Archdaily