{"397841":{"#nid":"397841","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Architecture welcomes new chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EScott Marble, adjunct associate professor of architecture at Columbia University, will be the new chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Architecture. His appointment begins July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs both a practicing architect and an educator, Marble embraces the change of new and developing technologies. His book \u2014 Digital Workflows in Architecture: Design, Assembly, Industry \u2014 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\u003EMarble said he was attracted to the position because Georgia Tech understands technology\u0027s great potential for solving problems in new and innovative ways.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday\u2019s architects must be technologically savvy and embrace collaborative and interdisciplinary models, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s typical that an architect is known as a leader of big teams,\u201d Marble 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\u003ECollege of Architecture Dean Steven French described Marble as an\u0026nbsp;outstanding designer and innovative educator who will develop a leading curriculum for 21st century architectural education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor nearly 30 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\u003EAs chair of the 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. These connections will increase the school\u0027s national and international impact and reputation, French said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarble received a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree from Texas A\u0026amp;M University in 1983 and a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University in 1986.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe 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.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Scott Marble begins July 1 as the new chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Architecture"}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2015-04-20 13:44:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:03","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","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:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/scottmarble.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":95175,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/scottmarble.jpg?itok=WltSeMjG"}}},"media_ids":["397191"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.arch.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech College of Architecture"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"167177","name":"School of Architecture"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"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\u003ELaura Diamond\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}