Join us for the launch of We Build the City, a new publication from ORO Editions featuring projects developed under New York City’s Design + Construction Excellence Program. The book centers around the work of 45 firms and includes Marble Fairbanks’ projects at Glen Oaks Branch Library and The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
More information about the book here.
Marble Fairbanks is pleased to announce that Glen Oaks Library has achieved LEED Gold.
Glen Oaks Library is now the 6th busiest library in the Queens Library network, jumping up from 26th busiest within the first few weeks of its opening in May. Read more about the grand opening here.
“Over the last several decades, the transition from concept to construction documents to built form has been subject to significant evolution at the hands of the digital revolution. In Digital Workflows in Architecture, Scott Marble aims at sparking the dialogue with one question: How far have we come?”
Full article here.
Scott Marble discusses how TEX-FAB, a “digital fabrication alliance,” is using digital technology to explore new industry relationships in the September/October 2013 issue of Texas Architect .
“As an industry, we are in the early stages of what promises to be a paradigm shift in how architects, fabricators, and construction teams work together. It is enabled by new digital tools and techniques, which are rapidly transforming how we work, from isolated practices into collective teams.”
Read the full article here.
Glen Oaks Library is featured on American Architects 50×50—50 States in 50 Weeks—as the building of the week representing the state of New York. See the full article here.