# Chris Giattina

> Chris Giattina is the founder and CEO of BLOX, a Bessemer, Alabama company that builds hospitals the way Detroit builds cars. A University of Pennsylvania-trained architect who runs the family firm Giattina Aycock (GA Studio), he turned a former Pullman railcar plant into a million-square-foot factory where acute-care medical facilities are designed, manufactured, and assembled using his Design-Manufacture-Construct (DMC) method. His pitch is a clean equation: buildings at twice the quality, twice the speed, and twice the value - what he calls 2x2x2.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at BLOX; President at Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio (GA Studio)
- **Organizations:** BLOX, Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio (GA Studio)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Master of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Founded BLOX and scaled it from 4 to hundreds of employees in a former Pullman Standard railcar plant., Created the Design-Manufacture-Construct (DMC) methodology for building hospitals as manufactured products., Holds multiple patents in construction technology, including a clip system for attaching finish panels to modular walls.

## Career timeline

- **1992** — Joins the family business, Giattina Aycock (GA Studio); later becomes President.
- **Mid-2000s** — Leads design of training facilities for Honda in Alabama and Kia in Georgia, learning Japanese and Korean manufacturing methods.
- **2010** — Founds BLOX as a spinoff of GA Studio, starting with four employees in Bessemer, Alabama.
- **2013** — BLOX grows past 350 employees amid roughly 200% annual growth.
- **2016** — BLOX's Design-Manufacture-Construct method draws national attention for healthcare prefab.
- **2020** — Featured on Marketplace for prefab's potential to add critical-care hospital space quickly.
- **2021** — BLOX raises a Series B (reported around $40M).
- **2024** — Speaks at the Rotary Club of Birmingham, leading an ~850-person team.

## Achievements

- Founded BLOX and scaled it from 4 to hundreds of employees in a former Pullman Standard railcar plant.
- Created the Design-Manufacture-Construct (DMC) methodology for building hospitals as manufactured products.
- Holds multiple patents in construction technology, including a clip system for attaching finish panels to modular walls.
- Led design of Honda (Alabama) and Kia (Georgia) automotive training facilities.
- Built BLOX into a roughly $100M+ revenue, ~850-person operation delivering acute-care facilities across the U.S.
- Modular methods used on high-profile projects including a temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Spoke at the Rotary Club of Birmingham on deconstructing healthcare construction costs, leading an ~850-person team.
- **2021-01** — BLOX raised a Series B round (reported near $40M).

## Links

- Website: https://bloxbuilt.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-giattina
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BLOX_LLC
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/BLOX-457168391032298/

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Last updated: 2026-06-14