Design, the Georgia Tech Way

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

School of Music Brings Music Technology to the Masses

 

See -- and hear -- School of Music faculty and students on campus, online, and across Georgia. They're collaborating with Paul Duke High School, Ciara, and Amazon (video above), appearing in documentaries, and hosting an international musical instrument invention competition.

A video still from YouTube with Robert Downey, Jr. on the right, and the text "The Age of A.I." on the left, branded YouTube Originals.

Our Research Featured on YouTube

Watch Gil Weinberg and the Center for Music Technology's "Skywalker Hand" on Robert Downey Jr.'s "The Age of A.I."
Hands playing an instrument with Lucite knobs and light that reflects a dot pattern.

The 2020 Guthman Competition

School of Music hosts inventors from around the globe at the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this March.
A Guthman Competition finalist demonstrates his instrument invention by shaking controllers in his hands.

Georgia Magazine Reports on Guthman

Georgia Magazine writes that musical instrument innovation is on display at the School of Music's Guthman Competition.

Majors and Degrees

An undergraduate student wears a VR headset and uses a joystick.

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.
Exterior shot of the East Architecture building on Georgia Tech campus.

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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College of Design Events

January 22, 2020

Building Carbon Positive Cities Panel Discussion

Portman Prize Studio Critic, Alan Organschi, and School of Architecture Chair, Scott Marble, discuss carbon positive cities.
February 28, 2020

MOOG Hackathon

Entrants design and build novel musical instruments with Moog platforms and help from the Center for Music Technology.
March 7, 2020

The Guthman Musical Instrument Competition

Free admission to the art, music, and technology fair as well as the Guthman Competition Concert.

See the Marching Band Like Never Before!

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band just got a brand new website. Learn about our diverse marching band, its 111-year history, and the people who come together to keep music, spirit, and tradition alive at Georgia Tech.

Visit the New Site

Latest News

Photo of School of Architecture faculty flying a drone.

HPB Lab Awarded $1.4M From DOE

Lab to develop building envelope diagnostics, modeling.
Photo of Jason Barnes behind a drum kit wearing a prosthetic drumming arm.

CMT Prosthetic Drum Arm Wins Guinness

Drummer uses CMT technology to win a Guinness World Record.
A grayscale architectural drawing of tall hotel.

Architecture Students Win First Prize

Our students won the HERE + NOW international student design competition.
A photo of the Atlanta Hilton lobby, full of costumed convention goers during Dragon Con, with the student BuzzRa project on the right.

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.
A photo of the first Handbook of International Planing Education book, propped upright on a desk.

Handbook of Int'l Planning Education

Our Dean, Associate Dean for Research, and two school chairs edited this first-ever book.
A map graphic showing an urban area.

MSUD Is Now STEM

The Board of Regents of Georgia granted the degree STEM-accreditation.
A photo of a street in Varanasi, India.

Planning Studio Takes Students to Varanasi

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

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

Media Inquiries

 
Ann Hoevel
Director of Communications
College of Design
E-mail Ann Hoevel
+1 404-385-0693