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.
Glen Oaks Library is featured in the Center for Architecture’s annual Subway Show, on display at the West 4th subway station. This year’s theme, “New York New World,” celebrates work being done by AIA New York Chapter members as a part of Archtober, a month-long festival of architectural activities, programs, and exhibitions in New York City. For more information about this exhibition, visit the Center for Architecture’s website.
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.
Glen Oaks Branch Library construction is nearing completion and has been in the news in two recent articles. “It will be the newest and the brightest” in Queens, said Queens Library President Thomas Galante. See full NY Daily News article here.
“It is going to be a beautiful, very unique-looking library,” Mark Weprin said. “We’ll have an architecturally acclaimed building with a lot of services that will benefit our community.” See full Times Ledger article here.