Marble Fairbanks Greenpoint Library

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.

Marble fairbanks greenpoint library.

Rendering by marble fairbanks courtesy of friends of the greenpoint library oct. The panel was part of democracy lab at the spacebuster an inflatable pavilion presented by brooklyn public library storefront for art architecture and others. Greenpoint library closed to the public in july 2017 for demolition. Earlier this week the friends of 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. The new greenpoint library and environmental education center replaces an existing building with a 14 000sf community hub for environmental awareness activism and education. Marble fairbanks is an architecture research and planning office with a focus on cultural institutions integrated design processes 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.

Brooklyn public library hosted the official groundbreaking ceremony for greenpoint library and environmental education center on monday october 23rd. 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 greenpoint library doubles the size of the previous building providing significantly enlarged indoor and outdoor spaces to house expanded activities related to the. 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.

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. Greenpoint library and environmental education center. 34 green stem club.