{"280161":{"#nid":"280161","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2 Firms to Work on Library Renewal Project","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo nationally renowned architecture and design firms will partner to renew the Georgia Tech Library\u2019s Dorothy M. Crosland and S. Price Gilbert towers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn early January, the Board of Regents selected LP3, an Atlanta-based multidisciplinary design firm, and BNIM, a Kansas-based designer of high-performance environments, to create a cohesive design solution for the Library Renewal Project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re excited to see what innovative solutions come from this partnership,\u201d said Catherine Murray-Rust, vice provost for Learning Excellence and dean of Libraries. \u201cBoth firms have experience with mid-century buildings and bring distinctive strengths to the Library Renewal Project.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELP3\u2019s portfolio features major projects ranging from mixed-use to educational. Throughout their work, LP3 maintains a commitment to sustainable and energy efficient design. They are noted for transforming the Office of Georgia Tech\u2019s Robotics and Intelligent Machines Programs into a space that facilitates greater interaction and cross-pollination.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBNIM\u2019s approach to architecture and design integrates living environments in a way that leads to vital and healthy organizations and communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConstruction is tentatively set to begin in 2015. Until then, both firms are collaborating with Library staff to integrate feedback from campus stakeholders into the overall building design. \u003Cbr \/\u003EFor updates, details, and to share your ideas about the Library Renewal Project, visit \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/renewal.library.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Erenewal.library.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo nationally renowned architecture and design firms will partner to renew the Georgia Tech Library\u2019s Dorothy M. Crosland and S. Price Gilbert \u003Cbr \/\u003Etowers.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Two nationally renowned architecture and design firms will partner to renew the Georgia Tech Library\u2019s Dorothy M. Crosland and S. Price Gilbert  towers."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2014-03-03 16:55:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:58","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"256941":{"id":"256941","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Library","body":null,"created":"1449243856","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:44:16","changed":"1475894936","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:56","alt":"Georgia Tech Library","file":{"fid":"198241","name":"library_front.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/library_front.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/library_front.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5494627,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/library_front.jpg?itok=GpD-tQGm"}}},"media_ids":["256941"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/renewal.library.gatech.edu\/","title":"Library Renewal project"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1205","name":"Library"},{"id":"87991","name":"Library Renewal Project"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tearanny.street@library.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETearanny Street\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELibrary\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}