Marble Fairbanks Greenpoint Library

Preliminary renderings of our design for brooklyn public library s greenpoint branch have been released.

Marble fairbanks greenpoint library. 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. Courtesy of marble fairbanks the greenpoint library 107 norman ave closed in july 2017 for demolition and construction on the new library was estimated to finish in the winter of 2018 but the discovery and removal of asbestos in the former foundation and related delays has pushed the expected completion to this september or october. Greenpoint library and environmental education center the role of the branch library today is more than a repository of information and while access to information and media of all sorts is still a critical part of what the branch libraries do they also provide many related social services. The panel was part of democracy lab at the spacebuster an inflatable pavilion presented by brooklyn public library storefront for art architecture and others.

Brooklyn public library hosted the official groundbreaking ceremony for greenpoint library and environmental education center on monday october 23rd. Marble fairbanks is an architecture research and planning office with a focus on cultural institutions integrated design processes and education. The greenpoint library doubles the size of the previous building providing significantly enlarged indoor and outdoor spaces to house expanded activities related to the. Greenpoint library and environmental education center.

34 green stem club. 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. During fall 2015 2016 bpl and marble fairbanks worked to develop the new building design incorporating feedback from the community advisory committee various city agencies and members of the public. 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.

Earlier this week the friends of greenpoint library. The new greenpoint library and environmental education center replaces an existing building with a 14 000sf community hub for environmental awareness activism and education. 23 2019 by allie griffin the completion date of the new greenpoint library has once again been pushed back due to construction delays and is now expected to open early in the new year.