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.
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.
Read more about the book here.
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.
Read the full article here.