We are thrilled to announce that we will be working in collaboration with MASS Design Group on the renovation of New Lots Library in Brooklyn. The library was built on an African burial ground for enslaved people and the new design will seek to respond to this history by having the library become a celebration of African American heritage. One of the largest libraries in the Brooklyn Public Library System, New Lots is also one of the few libraries in the network that contains an Adult Learning Center.
Over the course of the past few months, MFA has been working in collaboration with Hester Street and MASS Design Group to hold engagement sessions with the East New York Community. Input gathered from these meetings will inform the design and programming of the new space while seeking to transform the library into a nexus for social activism, education, and liberation, through the amplification of the stories of the surrounding community and ancestors buried on site.
Interior Design recently published this year’s version of Best in Design, highlighting iconic architecture throughout the past 90 years in honor of its 90th anniversary. Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center is featured on page 172 as a demonstration of sustainable and resilient design that is intended to change with environmental conditions, and time.
Over the weekend, a crane filled the skyline around Saint Luke’s School to install the custom fabricated steel structure for the playcage on the roof of the building. The steel structure is the most recent addition to the soon-to-be rooftop recreational area. Just a few weeks ago, the roof was poured and the stairs were installed. Stay tuned for more project updates!
Our Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center is selected as a Finalist for the Architizer A+Awards in the Libraries category! The library is one of five projects in the world to be shortlisted for the Popular Choice Vote in this category. Please cast a vote for Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center to win this year’s Architizer A+ Award. Voting closes on Friday, May 27 at midnight PT.
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As chair of the School of Architecture at Georgia Tech, Scott recently returned from a trip to Rwanda with Michael Murphy’s Spring Studio. Murphy is a Founding Principal and Executive Director of MASS Design Group as well as a distinguished Chair in Architectural Design at Georgia Tech. Students in his studio traveled to Rwanda to present their design work at the newly completed Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, designed by MASS. They also visited several other projects that MASS completed across the country.
