“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.
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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.
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The Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago has won a Creative Communications Award for its permanent exhibit on the Calumet region.
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“The Ford Calumet Environmental Center embodies how nature and the built environment can exist in harmony. The diverse array of plant species on the site filter the building’s blackwater, instead of diverting it back into the already overwhelmed Chicago sewer system.” - Friends of the Chicago River
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The Ford Calumet Environmental Center on Chicago’s southeast side was “best of the Best” in the Educational Building and Green Building categories.
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The Ford Calumet Environmental Center on Chicago’s southeast side was honored in the Spaces and Places category.
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“Big Marsh Park is the Chicago Park District’s largest reclamation project. Once a natural landscape damaged by slag from steel mills, new restorative efforts have set the park on a path for industry and nature to coexist.” - International Design Awards
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CNDA 1st Place Winner of The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design: Valerio Dewalt Train & Media-Objectives for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center.
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“As one the largest suppliers of brewer’s yeast in the U.S., the Omega Yeast production facilities set a new precedent for the beer making industry.“ -CoreNet Global
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The Ford Calumet Environmental Center took first place in the “Environmental Impact” category in Interior Design Magazine’s Best of Year Awards 2021.
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The Ford Calumet Environmental Center received an Honorable Mention in the “Green Building” category in The Architect’s Newspaper 2021 Best of Design Awards.
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Azure Magazine has selected Gordon Parks Arts Hall as a finalist for this year’s AZ 2020 Awards in the Adaptive Reuse category.
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The YouTube Lobby has been longlisted to the Frame Awards 2020 for Best Use of Digital Technology.
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VDT has once again entered the AIA’s annual Film Challenge. Our submission explores the collaboration between Cal Poly, Valerio Dewalt Train and the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini.
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Media-Objectives had two projects honored at this year’s SEGD Global Design Awards: Cal Poly Student Housing in the ‘Placemaking and Identity’ category as well as the YouTube Lobby in the ‘Interactive Experience’ category.
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Media-Objectives had two projects honored at this year’s Core77 Awards. Their work for Adobe Hooper in San Francisco and in Cal Poly Student Housing in San Luis Obispo was recognized in the Visual Communication category.
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Valerio Dewalt Train and Media-Objectives receive an IIDA Illinois Red Award in the Retail category for the design of the Moen and House of Rohl Showrooms.
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The Cal Poly Yakityutyu Housing Complex, the Moen Showroom and House of Rohl; have been announced as finalists in the ‘Showroom’ and ‘Branding & Graphics: Environmental’ categories.
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