Editor's Picks #508

Antonio Pacheco wrote about the Austin Central Library, completed in 2017 and designed via a joint partnership between Lake | Flato and Shepley Bulfinch.

monosierra also provided some on-the-ground reporting "Was just here this week. I think it does its job as a public library well - generous lighting, sensible circulation, soaring atrium, good acoustics, and a variety of spaces for reading, meeting, etc...but it seems the use of relatively off-the-shelf material products lent the Austin library a cheaper vibe than its bespoke cousins - despite its excellent design."

Plus, Sean Joyner connected with Principal and Co-founder of Boston-based Saam Architecture to learn more about the firms radically flexible, remote-work forward, approach to staffing.

Reacting to the release of Gov. Cuomo’s Empire Station Complex plan. Chemex had a complaint/suggestion "more tracks doesn’t solve the problem of more needed tun...