https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1233-valerio-dewalt-train-associates en-us goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17805 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:59:57 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17805-chicagos-storied-shedd-aquarium-unveils-latest-phase-of-ambitious-revamp-led-by-valerio-dewalt-train http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13739 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13739-art-on-the-mart-by-valerio-dewalt-train-associates-and-obscura-digital An 800-square-foot projection room tucked under the balustrade of Chicago’s Riverwalk is the source of a new series of digital art installations displayed over the expansive facade of the Merchandise Mart. Photo © Tom Harris An 800-square-foot projection room tucked under the balustrade of Chicago’s Riverwalk is the source of a new series of digital art installations displayed over the expansive facade of the Merchandise Mart. Photo © Tom Harris Image courtesy Valerio Dewalt Train Associates Like the institution it serves, the new early-childhood learning center of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools is anything but ordinary.

]]> 1401-earl-shapiro-hall-university-of-chicago-laboratory-schools-valerio-dewalt-train-associates.asp Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7284-earl-shapiro-hall-university-of-chicago-laboratory-schools The entrance is marked by a cantilevered library atop the wing for administration. Next door, aluminum fins shield the beige-masonry, steel-framed classroom block from the sun's glare and allude to th Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsValerio Dewalt Train AssociatesChicagoThe entrance is marked by a cantilevered library atop the wing for administration. Next door, aluminum fins shield the beige-masonry, steel-framed classroom block from the sun's glare and allude to the Collegiate Gothic tracery of the nearby university buildings.Photo © Barbara Karant On the third level, the high, glazed Storytelling Room offers expansive views of the neighborhood. On the upper level, a high, glazed reading room offers expansive views of the neighborhood. Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsValerio Dewalt Train AssociatesChicagoOn the third level, the high, glazed Storytelling Room offers expansive views of the neighborhood. On the upper level, a high, glazed reading room offers expansive views of the neighborhood.Photo © Barbara Karant Along the glazed perimeter of the classroom block, the students on the first floor have access to the outdoors. Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsValerio Dewalt Train AssociatesChicagoAlong the glazed perimeter of the classroom block, the students on the first floor have access to the outdoors.Photo © Barbara Karant Expanses of glass on both floors ensure that learning areas inside get plenty of sunlight. Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsValerio Dewalt Train AssociatesChicagoExpanses of glass on both floors ensure that learning areas inside get plenty of sunlight.Photo © Barbara Karant An interior court brings more light and open space into the middle of the classroom wing, as the second floor hall shows. The 13-foot-high ceilings of precast-concrete planks and precast c Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsValerio Dewalt Train AssociatesChicagoAn interior court brings more light and open space into the middle of the classroom wing, as the second floor hall shows. The 13-foot-high ceilings of precast-concrete planks and precast concrete beams give the space a sense of solidity. Acoustic metal panels along the walls have magnetic properties for hanging displays.Photo © Barbara Karant Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsValerio Dewalt Train AssociatesChicagoImage courtesy Valerio Dewalt Train Associates Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsValerio Dewalt Train AssociatesChicagoImage courtesy Valerio Dewalt Train Associates Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsValerio Dewalt Train AssociatesChicagoImage courtesy Valerio Dewalt Train Associates Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Earl Shapiro Hall, University of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsValerio Dewalt Train AssociatesChicagoImage courtesy Valerio Dewalt Train Associates