{"615099":{"#nid":"615099","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Marble Fairbanks Wins 2018 Best of Design Award for Public","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn December 5,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/archpaper.com\/\u0022\u003EThe Architect\u0026#39;s Newspaper\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;announced their\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/archpaper.com\/2018\/12\/announcing-the-winners-2018-an-best-of-design-awards\/#gallery-0-slide-0\u0022\u003E2018 Best of Design Award winners\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.marblefairbanks.com\/\u0022\u003EMarble Fairbanks\u003C\/a\u003E, founded by the School of Architecture Chair,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/scott-marble\u0022\u003EScott Marble\u003C\/a\u003E, won in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/archpaper.com\/2018\/12\/2018-best-of-design-awards-winners-for-public-space\/#gallery-0-slide-0\u0022\u003EPublic category\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for their addition and renovation of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/locations\/schomburg\u0022\u003Ethe Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the world\u0026rsquo;s leading research facilities devoted providing access to materials documenting black life, and promoting the study and interpretation of the history and culture of peoples of African descent. Marble Fairbanks Architects was hired by the New York Public Library to do extensive renovations and an addition to improve the public experience of the Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe design enhances how the Schomburg Center interfaces with the public and with the surrounding Harlem community by displaying portions of its vast collection and current events to the street. Features of the design include high definition LED display systems, interactive information panels, display windows for historical artifacts, and a new landscape plaza with distinctive paving, plantings, and seating adjacent to the display areas. The project also includes a new gift shop and conference room building addition along with interior renovations of the Center\u0026rsquo;s Manuscripts, Archives \u0026amp; Rare Books Division.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/archpaper.com\/2018\/12\/2018-best-of-design-awards-winners-for-public-space\/#gallery-0-slide-0\u0022\u003EClick here for more information about the award.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/issuu.com\/archpaper\/docs\/bod_2018_digital_edition_36ffbd543233d1?e=3387036\/66317292\u0026amp;trk_msg=GCA1TOFN92UKLB7HNMIKDTK55K\u0026amp;trk_contact=R319CJ4I18G2GMQNEK54Q9KSEG\u0026amp;trk_sid=057OM6FNBFDBTDOD2B3EJLFN28\u0022\u003EClick here for the complete list of winners from the Architect\u0026#39;s Newspaper Best of Design 2018 Awards.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Architect\u0026#39;s Newspaper has announced their 2018 Best of Design Award winners, and Marble Fairbanks, founded by the School of Architecture Chair, Scott Marble, won in the Public category for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Each year, The Architect\u0027s Newspaper awards a firm with the Best of Design Awards, and Marble Fairbanks, founded by School of Architecture Chair, Scott Marble, won the Public Award."}],"uid":"34569","created_gmt":"2018-12-06 21:46:14","changed_gmt":"2018-12-11 20:28:45","author":"cwagster3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"615102":{"id":"615102","type":"image","title":"Schomburg Center","body":null,"created":"1544132985","gmt_created":"2018-12-06 21:49:45","changed":"1544132985","gmt_changed":"2018-12-06 21:49:45","alt":"Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Marble Fairbanks","file":{"fid":"234213","name":"Schomburg Center.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Schomburg%20Center.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Schomburg%20Center.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":111640,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Schomburg%20Center.jpg?itok=PqozZn9V"}}},"media_ids":["615102"],"groups":[{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003ECarmen Wagster\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EMarketing and Events Coordinator\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology | School of Architecture\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:carmen.wagster@design.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecarmen.wagster@design.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["carmen.wagster@design.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}