Design, the Georgia Tech Way

We think it's important to understand how technology enables better design, and how to fuse that technology into buildings, products, lifestyles, cities, regions, and even healthcare.

About the College Our Schools

Majors and Degrees

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Undergraduate Programs

Our bachelor of science degrees combine creativity, collaboration, and technology.
Shimon the robotic, improvising, and singing robot plays music with graduate students.

Graduate Programs

Our graduate students use design to solve real-world problems and develop new technologies.
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Degrees and Certificates

A full list of the College of Design degrees, minors, and certificates.

Visit Us

Prospective undergraduate students are invited to explore our facilities up-close. An information session with our admissions advisor is followed by a tour of studio and jury spaces, classrooms and computer labs, the design shop, the Galloway Café, and other favorite gathering spots.

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2,400 Drum Beats In One Minute

The Center for Music Technology helped Jason Barnes become a Guinness World Record holder with their robotic prosthetic drumming arm. Congratulations to Jason Barnes and the School of Music’s Gil Weinberg. 

Watch the Video On YouTube Center for Music Technology

College of Design Events

November 7, 2019

New Voices in Design Research, Fall 2019

Meet new faculty from Architecture, Industrial Design, and City Planning.
November 7, 2019

Healthy Lighting Design for Older Adults

This seminar will describe specific lighting needs of this growing population.
November 8, 2019

World Town Planning Day

Celebrate World Town Planning Day in the Kendeda Building.
December 12, 2019

Fall 2019 Launchpad

Student work from all years and programs in the Georgia Tech School of Industrial Design.

Design Research

Our six research centers focus on a range of crucial issues, many of which impact our daily lives. Our topics include the development of cities and regions, the healthcare environment, helping those with physical limitations, and new ways to create music.

Research Centers ADR Welcome

Latest News

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Architecture Students Win First Prize

Our students won the HERE + NOW international student design competition.
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Design Geeks Out About Fan Conventions

Faculty and students from our Schools and Research Centers analyze Dragon Con.
A children's hospital worker wears protective clothing in a quarantine room.

SimTigrate’s Research Published by CDC

The lab's design of biocontainment units is in use at two Atlanta hospitals.
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Handbook of Int'l Planning Education

Our Dean, Associate Dean for Research, and two school chairs edited this first-ever book.
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MSUD Is Now STEM

The Board of Regents of Georgia granted the degree STEM-accreditation.
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Planning Studio Takes Students to Varanasi

City and Regional Planning students studies the smart city ambitions of Varanasi.

Media Inquiries

Ann Hoevel
Director of Communications
College of Design
E-mail Ann Hoevel
+1 404-385-0693
Malrey Head
Digital Communications Specialist
College of Design
E-mail Malrey Head