STV has acquired ARCHITECTURE/vbn (VBN), an award-winning architectural design firm based in Oakland, CA. STV will integrate VBN into its West Coast operations.

Founded in 1958, VBN serves education, transportation, government, and commercial clients, and has extensive experience in public transit facility design. The firm is also a registered green business.

Eli Naor, AIA, one of the principals at VBN, is joining STV as a vice president and will head the California Facilities group.

“STV and VBN have been working together to seamlessly integrate our corporate cultures,” said Milo E. Riverso, Ph.D., P.E., chief executive officer and president of STV. “This is a great match. VBN’s excellent skill set strengthens STV’s services, so we can better serve our existing clients in the Western region.”

VBN’s public transportation work encompasses large- and small-scale projects such as intermodal terminals, bus facilities, light rail, rail stations, and pubilc transit centers. Its projects include the Millbrae Station for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; the Transit Mall Station for Long Beach Transit; the Richmond Intermodal Station for the Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee; and multiple stations for the California High Speed Rail Project.