Marble Fairbanks talked the new Greenpoint Library and gave VR tours of the future building at the Green Design Lab event in Grand Army Plaza. The panel was part of Democracy Lab at the Spacebuster, an inflatable pavilion presented by Brooklyn Public Library, Storefront for Art + Architecture, and others. Learn more about the event series here; see the Greenpoint Library in VR here.
Join Scott on June 19th in Atlanta for a presentation at ARCHITECT magazine‘s Breakthrough Series. Scott and his colleague, Dennis Shelden, will be discussing new initiatives at Georgia Tech School of Architecture to research the spectrum of possibilities for the future of practice; to prepare emerging architects for the next generation of careers; and to engage the local and regional professional, technology, and entrepreneurship communities to establish Atlanta and beyond as an innovation hub of design practice.
Jason Roberts and Karen are presenting at Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)‘s Northeast Regional Conference in Boston. Their presentation, Parametric Planning: Designing the Design Process for Space Planning, will demonstrate how custom built tools led to the strategic master plan for Parsons School of Design. They will be joined by Nadine Bourgeois, Dean for Academic Planning at Parsons, for their talk presented today.
We are proud to announce that Karen will be honored at this year’s Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Leadership Awards Gala. The Oculus Award is given to an individual who demonstrates significant leadership in teaching and research, enhancing and furthering understanding of gender issues in architecture and related fields. Please visit gala.bwaf.org to find tickets and learn more about the great work of The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation.
Congratulations to Karen and the other honorees!
Brooklyn Public Library hosted the official groundbreaking ceremony for Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center on Monday, October 23rd. In addition to Brooklyn Public Library’s President and project team, New York City and State officials, and representatives from the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund, we were also joined by students from P.S. 34 Green Stem club. See more photos from the event on our Facebook page or read more about the ceremony in the articles listed below: