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The Greater Cleveland Food Bank West Side Resource Center project is officially underway! 🎉

Yesterday, we celebrated the "wallbreaking" of this exciting new project alongside our partners Independence Construction and NV5.

Our team is excited and proud to provide full design services for this incredible project, transforming a grocery-store-turned-community-employment-center, into a vibrant hub that will provide food access, education, workforce resources, and support services for thousands of residents. This truly feels like a full-circle moment for the space.

Building on the momentum of the Waterloo Road Resource Center and Market, this new center will feature a grocery store-style pantry, demonstration kitchen, welcoming gathering spaces, and offices for community partners, all designed to create a dignified, accessible, and uplifting experience.

We're looking forward to watching this project come to life and make a meaningful impact on Cleveland's west side!

Head to the link below to read more:
https://www.dvaarchitecture.com/post/lorain-station-historic-district-gets-two-wins

Ground has been broken on the Akron Zoo's Pride of Africa Expansion, making zoo history as its largest expansion yet🦒

The Lehner Family Foundation Giraffe Journey will introduce giraffes, ostriches, wildebeests, and Marabou storks to Akron Zoo. The exhibit will feature a spacious outdoor savanna where the animals can be observed together, as well as allow guests to feed the giraffes throughout the year. The new Landon & Cynthia Knight Giraffe Conservation Center will provide an indoor viewing area, allowing guests to see the giraffes during the winter.

Covering approximately 9.25 acres, Giraffe Journey is the largest expansion in Akron Zoo history. The project will also include a gift shop, concession stand, event space, and an all-ages tower ride.

Giraffe Journey is expected to open in 2028. Thank you to WDM Architects and all of our project partners!

WDM Architects Scheeser Buckley Mayfield Thorson • Baker + Associates Environmental Design Group

Renderings by: DVA Architecture LLC

Ground has been broken on the Akron Zoo's Pride of Africa Expansion, making zoo history as its largest expansion yet🦒

The Lehner Family Foundation Giraffe Journey is expected to open in 2028. Thank you to WDM Architects and all of our project partners!

Renderings by: DVA Architecture LLC

This year, for Harvest for Hunger, DVA Architecture raised over $7,500, surpassing our goal!🍎

A big thank you to everyone who participated in our annual happy hour and the Big Game Squares fundraiser, and to everyone who donated prizes to help us reach our goal. As always, thank you to Moe's Tavern for having us back year after year.

Join us for our annual Harvest for Hunger happy hour at Moe’s Tavern, next Thursday, May 28th, 4-8 pm!

There will be food, generously donated by Moe’s Tavern (thank you!!), and chances to win some great prizes. All proceeds go to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.

Raffle tickets are already on sale and can be purchased through Jackie Vaugh. Please email [email protected] or call 216-241-2220 to purchase.

Can’t make it? Please consider donating directly at https://www.justgiving.com/page/dva 🍉🍎🍌

A huge thank you to our partners who donated prizes:
-(4) Guardians Tickets vs. Chicago White Sox on Saturday, July 4 @ 7:10 PM – Donated by: Turner
-Bourbon Basket - Donated by: SBM
-(2) - Carnegie Club Guardians Tickets – CC4 - Row 5 (seats 5&6) - Includes food & drinks - August 4th - Value $650 – Donated by: Christopher Dewey
-Round of Golf for (4) at Shaker Heights Country Club – Donated by: Shaker Heights Country Club
-Massage and Facial Package – Donated by: Marengo Luxury Spa
-$100 Marble Room Gift Card – Donated by: Marble Room
-$100 Gift Card to The Fairmount – Donated by: The Fairmount
-Private Distillery Tour & Tasting for up to (15) people – Donated by: Cleveland Whiskey
-$100 – Caterology Gift Certificate – Donated by: Caterology
-Four Lower Bowl Guardians Tickets to a mutually agreed upon date – Donated by: Cleveland Guardians
-(2) Taste of the Browns Tickets – Donated by the Cleveland Foodbank
-Hyatt Dinner for 2 at 1890 Lounge – Donated by: 1890 Lounge
-$50 Gift Card to Ohio City Burrito – Donated by: Ohio City Burrito
-(2) Goodtime Cruise Passes- Donated by: Goodtime
-Hartville Hardware Basket
-(2) tickets to The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Music Center – Donated by: The Cleveland Orchestra
-The Cleveland Museum of Art – Partner Level Membership for (2) – Donated by The Cleveland Museum of Art
-Orlando Bread Basket
-GV Art + Design basket
-Kernels By Chrissie

We're proud to have recently designed the new Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Commission headquarters to help "serve those who've served."

Honored to create a welcoming, accessible space that supports veterans and their families.

Happy Earth Day!✨ With over 50 green buildings completed or currently under construction, DVA Architecture is committed to sustainable design.

We provide comprehensive LEED certification services, backed by hands-on experience across design and construction. Our team identifies opportunities and challenges to maximize certification outcomes and deliver sustainable, high-performing buildings.

As members of the national USGBC, we are consistently learning new techniques for specifying products and selecting construction methods that are safer for the environment and our community.

DVA Architecture is passionate about helping clients achieve meaningful, efficient, and well-executed sustainability outcomes, creating lasting impact for our communities and environment.

We're celebrating some recent anniversaries! 🥳

Christopher Dewey – 18 years
Mario Martinis – 17 years
John Kaminski – 11 years
Holly Grambort – 11 years
Sydney Wilson – 3 years

Congratulations!

Thank you to AIA Ohio for once again recognizing DVA Architecture as an Early Professional Friendly Firm Plus+.

We’re proud to foster an environment where emerging design professionals can thrive by providing support, meaningful opportunities, and ongoing education to help them grow and learn from the very start of their careers.