Marble Fairbanks has been selected for the GSA National IDIQ program focused on innovative workplace design for federal agencies around the country. This initiative is part of the GSA Total Workplace Program to design for the next generation workforce that is more flexible, collaborative, and mobile. Marble Fairbanks is one of twelve firms nationwide selected for projects as part of this program.
Glen Oaks Branch Library is included in the exhibit “Reading Room: A Catalog of New York City’s Branch Libraries” at the Center for Architecture (AIANY). The show features a comprehensive collection of NYC’s libraries that will be on display until January 7th!
For more information on the exhibit click here.
The Museum of Modern Art released a new comprehensive exhibition database. Marble Fairbanks and Scott and Karen are included on the entries “The Nara Convention Hall” and “Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling.”
Tonight we’re hosting the first community design workshop for the new Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center at 6:30PM. Help us find out what’s most important to you in the design of your new library!
We’ve expanded on Re-envisioning Branch Libraries to submit to the Knight News Challenge, “How might we make data work for individuals and communities?“
The Knight Foundation is hosting an open call for for ideas that use data to inform and empower people to make decisions about their lives and their communities, and they are offering grants to the winning submissions. With help from our teammates at METRO, Pratt’s School of Information and Library Science, and Office:MG, we plan to empower librarians to act as data interpreters, curators, and storytellers by extending Data / City tools and training.
Anyone is welcome to provide feedback, be it a comment or a like. We’ll have an opportunity refine our submission based on your ideas and questions. Read about our project here to share your feedback.