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.
Karen is highlighted in the recently published book, “The Women Who Changed Architecture” by Princeton Architectural Press. The book includes profiles of over 100 women, spanning from the nineteenth century to today, sharing stories, successes, and legacies of women who made and continue to make fundamental contributions to the field of architecture.
Karen is featured in the section titled “Raising the Roof,” with an introduction written by Julia Gamolina, Founder of Madame Architect. The spread highlights several of Karen’s achievements at Marble Fairbanks including Glen Oaks Library, Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center, and “Reenvisioning Branch Libraries.” The piece also discusses her pivotal role at Barnard College. The feature celebrates Karen’s accomplishments and underscores them as means of making architecture more equitable and inclusive.
We are honored to see Greenpoint Library featured in Karrie Jacobs’ New York Times piece on public libraries. Throughout the article, Karrie discusses the transformation of public libraries into community-centric hubs throughout, and often facilitated by the pandemic. Greenpoint Library was noted for its integration of unique features and spaces that allow the community a hands-on approach to environmental education.
We continue to partner with the General Services Administration and the National Parks Service on a variety of museum collection storage projects across the Northeast region – building on our work for a strategic plan to house, preserve and protect historic artifacts for future generations. We are also working on conceptual designs for over 95,000 square feet of space for the National Parks of Boston, the USS Constitution Museum, and a new Visitors Center at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston.
We are currently wrapping up construction documents on a residential project in Dutchess County, New York. The project includes the design of a new single-family residence with an artist studio sited on a south-facing forested hill. Working with MNLA as landscape architects, the team is committed to the stewardship of the natural environment while creating a unique experience for living, working, and playing. Materials and building systems are selected to meet rigorous sustainability goals.