{"397211":{"#nid":"397211","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Scott Marble, new chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Architecture, aims for next-generation collaboration","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EToday the dean of Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Architecture, Steven French, announced that Scott Marble, adjunct associate professor of architecture at Columbia University, will be the new chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Architecture. French hailed Marble as an\u0026nbsp;outstanding designer and innovative educator who will develop a leading curriculum for 21st century architectural education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith Marble\u2019s appointment, creative collaboration will become the hallmark of the school\u2019s offerings, from the undergraduate degree through the Ph.D. Additionally, Marble\u2019s emphasis on new technologies will address issues of sustainable practice, the increasing importance of big data and new design workflows.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA powerful new identity for architects\u2028\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Marble, the future of his profession relies on a common digital language, integrated building industry workflows and a level of empathy and thought diversity that has never before existed in architecture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs both a practicing architect and an educator, Marble embraces the change of new and developing technologies. His book \u003Cem\u003EDigital Workflows in Architecture: Design, Assembly, Industry\u003C\/em\u003E (2012) explored the role of technology in the profession, building on the work of his practice and his 20 years of engagement with digital design and technology at Columbia University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPart of what made the leadership position at Georgia Tech appealing to Marble is that people across the Institute understand technology\u0027s great potential for solving problems in new and innovative ways.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is quick to point out, however, that being technologically savvy isn\u2019t the only necessity for today\u2019s architects. He emphasizes that they must embrace collaborative and interdisciplinary models to successfully expand the landscape of architectural practice.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s typical that an architect is known as a leader of big teams,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s still important to maintain, but I think the next generation is going to be less about the more historical model of the \u2018master builder\u2019 and more about what I would refer to as the \u2018master collaborator\u2019.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiversity is fundamental\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s unique tradition of interdisciplinary work provides the perfect environment to build an architecture program that is engaged and outward looking, Marble said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPart of realizing that vision is creating a culture of inclusion that makes open intellectual exchange and respectful debate possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy partner is my wife and we\u2019ve been practicing together for over 20 years. I see it every day, how powerful, diverse views come out through gender difference. It\u2019s fundamental to expanding architecture\u2019s intellectual breadth.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is a legacy of gender inequity in architecture, Marble said. While current architecture program enrollments generally show an equal distribution of women and men, there\u2019s a radical falloff in practice.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProducing graduates trained to collaborate and find innovative leadership solutions will be the key to bringing meaningful diversity to architectural practice, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBridging the industry gap\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs chair of the Georgia Tech School of Architecture, Marble will maintain partnership in Marble Fairbanks Architects, an award-winning practice in New York City whose work is a part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe will also leverage his influential network in the architectural community to support Georgia Tech students here in Atlanta. It\u2019s a plan that Dean French believes will increase the school\u0027s national and international impact and reputation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor nearly thirty years, Marble has had his feet in both the academy and practice, witnessing a growing divide between the two. At Georgia Tech, he aims to establish a strategic and strong connection to industry that will create graduates who can become thought leaders in industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarble received a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A\u0026amp;M University in 1983 and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University in 1986. He is a licensed architect in multiple states and his firm has received numerous recognitions, including awards from The American Institute of Architects and the Chicago Athaneum, as well as being named an \u201cEmerging Voice,\u201d by the Architectural League of New York. Their work has been featured in \u003Cem\u003EArchitectural Record \u003C\/em\u003Eand \u003Cem\u003EArchitect\u003C\/em\u003E magazines, as well as the monograph, \u003Cem\u003EBootstrapping\u003C\/em\u003E .\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EScott Marble appointed new chair of Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Architecture. \u0026nbsp;With Marble\u2019s appointment, creative collaboration will become the hallmark of the school\u2019s offerings, from the undergraduate degree through the Ph.D. Additionally, Marble\u2019s emphasis on new technologies will address issues of sustainable practice, the increasing importance of big data and new design workflows.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Scott Marble appointed new chair of Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Architecture."}],"uid":"27803","created_gmt":"2015-04-17 13:35:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:03","author":"Ann Hoevel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-04-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-04-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"397191":{"id":"397191","type":"image","title":"scottmarble","body":null,"created":"1449246361","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:26:01","changed":"1475895112","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:52","alt":"scottmarble","file":{"fid":"76013","name":"scottmarble.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/scottmarble.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/scottmarble.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":95175,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/scottmarble.jpg?itok=FqHd5zI_"}}},"media_ids":["397191"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"175","name":"Architecture"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}