Marble Fairbanks

Marble Fairbanks is a design-driven, client-focused architecture firm located in New York and led by partners, Scott Marble and Karen Fairbanks. Founded in 1992, our practice is at the forefront of merging user-centered design processes with advanced digital tools and technology to create high-quality spaces for our clients. Through our ongoing involvement with architectural education around design innovation, we are recognized leaders in creating connections between university research and professional practice. Marble Fairbanks is the recipient of over 40 local, national and international design awards and our work is regularly published in books, journals, and magazines. Our work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world including the Architectural Association in London, the Nara Prefectural Museum of Art in Japan, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York where our drawings are part of the museum’s permanent collection. One of the most common questions an architect hears is what do you specialize in? Rather than relying on an expertise around a particular building type, we specialize in innovative design solutions tailored to each project. We have an in-depth knowledge of several program types (libraries, education spaces and workplace, among others) but we consider this to be only part of the foundation to begin design, not the core value of what we offer our clients. Rather, it is the synthesis of this foundational knowledge with the unique conditions