For their eighth year, Archtober has brought together a variety of events including building tours, design lectures, and competitions for the public to participate. On October 8th, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library was selected to be their Building of the Day. Team members from both Marble Fairbanks and the Schomburg Center showed thirty guests around, starting at the Langston Hughes Lobby, then into the Main Exhibition Hall, Media Gallery, Langston Hughes auditorium, Schomburg Shop, then outside to see the newly designed landscape, the updated facade of the building addition, and finally to the historic 1905, restored facade.
Marble Fairbanks recently completed a space utilization and workplace recommendation report for the National Parks Service at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston. The report included a strategic workplace master plan that looked at the relocation, consolidation and reconfiguration of workplace and associated support spaces for over 225 NPS employees across 12 buildings at the Navy Yard. The study and report was done in collaboration with PLASTARC.
About the 8th-annual Archtober month-long celebration of architecture
Archtober is New York City’s Architecture and Design Month, the eighth annual month-long festival of architecture activities, programs and exhibitions taking place during the month of October. Organized by the Center for Architecture in collaboration with 60+ partners and sponsors, the 2018 installment of Archtober gathers events ranging from daily building tours and lectures by design experts, to architecture-themed competitions and parties. For more information, visit archtober.org/about/
Marble Fairbanks has completed construction documents and bidding for POTS and the project is scheduled to start construction in the Spring of 2019. The new building addition will add 50% more space to POTS existing facility and much-needed workspace and educational space
Colman Hall, a 25,000sf residence hall renovation, won a 2018 Society for American Architects, New York Council Design Award! Inspired by the neighboring industrial sites, the project introduces group lofts to the Lawrence University campus as well as a range of shared social spaces for lounging, studying, communal dining, and more. Learn more about the project here.