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We’re thrilled to share that the Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center has been featured as a case study in the NYC Department of City Planning’s Principles of Good Urban Design. Highlighted as an exemplary civic building, the project is recognized for demonstrating how thoughtful architecture and landscape design can strengthen community life, reflect neighborhood identity, and advance the City’s sustainability goals.

The case study showcases the library’s welcoming public spaces, its integration of indoor and outdoor environments across three levels, and its close collaboration with local environmental organizations. It also highlights the project’s innovative strategies—including energy-efficient systems, stormwater capture, and biodiverse outdoor programming areas—that contributed to its LEED Gold certification.

Completed in 2020, the library continues its long legacy as a community anchor in Greenpoint and a leading example of high-quality civic design in New York City.

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Images courtesy of @nycplanning on Instagram.

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.

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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.

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We’re excited to see Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center highlighted in the Architizer article, “Beyond Bookshelves: 7 Dynamic Libraries Designed for the 21st Century.” The article discusses how libraries are evolving into collaborative community spaces that reflect changes in the way people learn and work. Architizer recognized Greenpoint for its unique interior and exterior programming and design for activities centered around environmental education.

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Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center was featured in a recent posting by ArchDaily. The piece underscores Greenpoint Library as a community hub for environmental awareness, education, and activism in the Greenpoint Community, and a unique asset to the Brooklyn Public Library System.

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