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The Ford Calumet Environmental Center
Firm LocationChicago, United States
CompanyValerio Dewalt Train
Design TeamMark Dewalt, Joe Valerio, Alexander Raynor, Matt Gamache, Michael Johnson, Susan Lin Crockett, Lauren Shelton, Stephen Killion, Allison Rokusek, Rafael Barontini, Tom Daly
ClientChicago Park District
The Ford Calumet Environmental Center at Big Marsh Park re-inhabits a landscape scarred by industrial waste. It welcomes birders along a migration route, competitive cyclists, and serves as an educational hub for four nearby underserved communities. A mass timber structure, wood enclosure, and 89% recycled corten steel express decarbonization best practices—steel nods to the past, wood to a reclaimed future. Chicago’s first blackwater treatment wetland pushes sustainability’s political boundaries.