“On the night of September 29, 2018, there were 32,000 people assembled along the Chicago River to watch abstract shapes morph and change colors, eyeballs float, and a 20-story-tall giraffe chew cud—all projected onto the surface of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. This was the debut of Art on theMART, a permanent projection system that allows video art to animate the historic building’s entire 2.5-acre (1 ha) river-facing facade. ” -Bill Turner & Mark Dewalt, Urban Land
Read More“Lighting—natural and artificial—was key to creating an inviting office for Balyasny Asset Management in Chicago. The Design by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates (VDT) needed to exude an elegant gravitas and take advantage of the location’s sweeping 49th and 50th Floor views.” -Sheila Kim, SNAP
Read MoreHiba Bhatty, a designer in our architecture studio, recently submitted a conceptual design for Surface Magazine that re-imagined the workplace. “UNWIND recalibrates work-life balance by improving the journey in between. “ - Hiba Bhatty, Valerio Dewalt Train, Surface Magazine
Read More“There’s no precedent for this,” says principal Mark Dewalt of Art on theMart. His team crafted a cantilevered zinc-clad enclosure that fits into a small nook above the Chicago Riverwalk. -Alissa Ponchione, Hospitality Design Magazine
Read More“As the projection room for a video-art installation beaming images onto the gargantuan expanse of the Merchandise Mart across the river, “Its design had to blend into the background,” says architect Mark Dewalt, of Valerio Dewalt Train Associates (VDTA), who designed the structure.” -Zach Mortice, Architectural Record
Read More“After 80 years, theMART—Chicago’s 1930s-era market and office building that dominates the skyline—is getting a makeover. But it won’t require any major construction or renovations. Instead, the building’s massive riverside facade will be awash in color and light, as high-tech projectors from across the river display moving artwork on its face.” -Karim Doumar, Citylab
Read MoreAdjusting to a growing workforce in San Francisco, Adobe found itself in need of more culinary space and they wanted to provide their employees with a new experience that would match their ambitions as a company.
Read More“Paris may lose its title as the City of Lights when a new art exhibition opens in Chicago.” -Melissa Locker, Fast Company
Read MoreThis weekend, the city will unveil an $8-million project that will transform Chicago's Riverwalk.
Read More“Adjusting to a growing workforce in San Francisco, Adobe found itself in need of more culinary space and they wanted to provide their employees with a new experience that would match their ambitions as a company.” -Valerio Dewalt Train, Archello
Read More“For it’s Chicago headquarters, job and recruitment site Glassdoor worked with Valerio Dewalt Train Associates to create an office that would reflect the identities of both the company and its neighborhood.” -Gabrielle Golenda, Architect’s Newspaper
Read More“Industry Denver Apartments, now known as Edison at RiNo, a 277-home residential project adjacent to Industry Denver, an office/restaurant adaptive reuse redevelopment of a former wholesale produce warehouse. “ -Ken Schroeppel, DenverInFIll
Read More“The plan is part of an $8 million initiative which sees San Fransico-based creative studio Obscura Digital working with Chicago architects Valerio Dewalt Train Associates.” –Guy Campos, AV Magazine
Read More“The estimated $8 million project comes from Chicago architecture firm Valerio Dewalt Train Associates in collaboration with San Francisco-based Obscura Digital.” -Jay Koziarz, Curbed Chicago
Read More“A five-story building, Innovation One, will use glass to take advantage of natural light and create a modern space that is simultaneously urban, natural and welcoming. Designed by the architecture firm of Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, the building will be LEED certified and feature environmentally-friendly elements.” - Exact Sciences Corp
Read MorePrincipal Joe Lawton and the Media Objectives studio were featured in Metropolis Magazine.
Read More“Valerio Dewalt Train has promoted Joe Lawton to the position of principal, announced founding principal Joe Valerio, FAIA.” -SEGD
Read More“Here we have a case of learning the rules on the first project in order to know how to break them on the second,” shares [Steve] Droll, revealing his design sentiment with a smile. -Sean O’Keefe, Colorado Construction & Design Magazine
Read More“Underscoring the value architects bring to a project has become ever more important, given tightening purse strings and evolving technologies. “I think the recession made everybody sit up and say, ‘What do we need to do to increase the value that we provide?’ ” says Valerio. “An architect always believes that, whatever the question is, design is the answer. But do we really understand the question?” -Josephine Minutillo, Architectural Record
Read More“The winners of the fifth annual HiP Awards, honoring industry people and innovative products at NeoCon 2018, were announced in a ceremony hosted by editor in chief Cindy Allen.” -Interior Design Magazine
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