Most Recent News

People attend the College of Design Excellence Awards event.
 

Georgia Tech College of Design Surpassed $11 Million in Fundraising in 2025

Buzz poses in front of the Koan sculpture at the Georgia Tech Auto Show
 

Five Details That Stole the Show at Georgia Tech’s Auto Show

A graphic design that includes the words "Women's History Month 2026" and a silhouette of a woman made from several photos of women.
 

Women in Design: Six Voices Shaping the Built Environment at Georgia Tech

Skyline of Atlanta with Tech Tower in the foreground
 

Just Launched: The Tony Kepano Joint Center for Real Estate

Rounaq Basu stands in crosswalk in Tech Square with pedestrians passing nearby
 

Making Every Step Count: New Model Adds Pedestrian Data to Planning Possibilities

The Oasis Rehabilitation Center designed by Beatriz Vargas
 

SimTigrate Student Project Earns 2026 Healthcare Environment Award

Research and Creative Practice News

'NO-HEAT' Initiative Tackles Climate Inequity One Street at a Time.

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Access Granted: Inside the $4.3 Million Project on Employment for People with Disabilities

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For the Good of Humankind: A Journey in Accessible Design Across Three Continents

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Translating Urban Resilience: Lessons from the CURA Symposium

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Interdisciplinary Research Center Advances City Resilience

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, 2/12, from 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Noè Rodrigo Gisbert with SoM Percussionists and Concert Orchestra

Ferst Center for the Arts

Friday, 2/13, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

School of Architecture and City & Regional Planning Career Fair

Exhibition Hall

Friday, 2/13, from 3:30 – 6 p.m.

Redesigning Cities 50: Walkability's Impact on Public Health

The Atrium, Coda Building, 9th floor

Friday, 2/13, from 7:30 – 9 p.m.

GTSO with Noè Rodrigo Gisbert; GT Laptop Orchestra

Ferst Center for the Arts

Saturday, 2/14, from 1 – 3 p.m.

2026 GTSO Concerto Competition

West Village 175

Monday, 2/16 – Friday, 2/20

Planning, Law, and Property Rights Conference

Georgia Tech campus and surrounding venues

Monday, 2/16, from 2 – 2:50 p.m.

Center for Music Technology Seminar Series: Zeynep Özcan

West Village 175

Tuesday, 2/17, from 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Symphonic and Concert Bands

Ferst Center for the Arts

Thursday, 2/19, from 11 a.m. – Noon

Guest Lecture: Akito Murayama (University of Tokyo)

Caddell Flex Space

Thursday, 2/19, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

GT Jazz Ensembles Concert

Ferst Center for the Arts

Featured Stories

Larry Keating

A Tribute to Professor Emeritus Larry Keating

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Lisa Marks Named Interim Chair of Georgia Tech’s New School of Arts, Entertainment, and Creative Technologies

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Portrait of Ti Chang

Human-Centered Design Career Takes Utilitarian to Emotional

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A graphic design of the skyline of Atlanta in a navy-to-gold fade.

New Undergraduate Major in Urban Planning and Spatial Analytics

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The interior of The Wash Bus, a mobile laundry unit designed to restore dignity through thoughtful, human-centered industrial design.

Laundry, Dignity, & Design: The Story of Atlanta’s Wash Bus

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Tech students presenting design proposal at ULI Hines Competition finals

Design Team Takes the Win at ULI Hines Competition

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Julie Kim, center, looks over architecture plans with students at a table

The Citizen Architect: Tech's Signature Approach to Architecture

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What's Been Happening in the College

Students examine a lamp project at the Launchpad event

Launchpad Brings Industrial Design to Life at Georgia Tech

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Student discusses portfolio with two alumni.

Alumni Join Faculty and Students to Celebrate Student Work

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Cluttered work surface featuring sketches for a mobile laundry vehicle, fast food receipts, snacks, laptops and toys.

Designing for Play—and Purpose: How a Summer Studio Balances Social Impact with Speculative Joy

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Ribbon cutting featuring Georgia Tech College of Design Dean Ellen Bassett, alum Greg Hunsberger (Brasfield and Gorrie), Russ Gibbs (Brasfield and Gorrie), Chad Waters (Brasfield and Gorrie), BC Chair Georg Reichard and Associate Dean Javier Irizarry.

Brasfield & Gorrie Virtual Design & Construction Lab opens

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A student performs video game music at the neoarcade event.

Georgia Tech Launches Arts, Entertainment, and Creative Technologies Degree

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Portrait of Georg Reichard

Meet the New Chair: Georg Reichard Brings a Fresh Vision to Building Construction

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On a sweltering summer afternoon, a walker and cyclist navigate the glowing streets of an urban center.

'NO-HEAT' Initiative Tackles Climate Inequity One Street at a Time.

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Stock photo of construction workers building a residential roof

Can Cool Roofs Help Atlanta Beat the Heat? Georgia Tech Experts Weigh In

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A student with a hearing disability uses captions in class.

CIDI Expands Its Role to Include Faculty Accessibility Support

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Patrick Faser Receives Research Administration & Support Spotlight Award

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Rendering from the Portman Studio.

The Portman Symposium: Shaping Light

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Georg Reichard Named School of Building Construction Chair

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Student wearing protective gear holding a board drills a hole through the board, with the drill bit protruding through the other side.

College of Design Students and Faculty Build Outdoor Classroom to Serve Community and Nature

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Student performing as part of the Laptop Orchestra

'Sonic Ecology' Encourages New Understanding of Nature

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Recycled plastics as building materials, displayed on a table.

From Waste to Wonder: Georgia Tech Students Turn Plastic Into Purpose for Earth Day

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Composite featuring headshots of Matthew Gonser, Jesse Keenan, Eleni Myrivili, and Brian Stone

Translating Urban Resilience: Lessons from the CURA Symposium

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The 2025 Guthman Competition winners perform on stage.

Soundscapes of Tomorrow: Redefining Technology in Music

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Student adds a fabric headpiece to a mannequin. Projected images cover the mannequin's clothes, while a screen in the background displays words related to creativity.

Collaborative Creativity: 2025 a2ru Emerging Creatives Student Summit

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View of students giving presentations in the Hinman Building

New Georgia Tech Course Turns Competition Success into Class

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Faculty Achievement

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Boykin Compositions Featured on Two Grammy-Nominated Albums

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Chaowen Ting, in cosplay as Light Fury from How to Train Your Dragon, conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Dragoncon

From Cosplay to Concert Hall: Georgia Tech takes Dragon Con

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Headshot of Pardis Pishdad

Cultivating a Culture Where Faculty Can Thrive: Pardis Pishdad Named ADVANCE Professor for College of Design

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Headshot of Paige Clayton

How Grants Impact Startup Growth

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Headshot of Tarek Rakha

Tarek Rakha Named Regents’ Innovator

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A turbine blade being delivered via truck to the build site in an Atlanta park.

Bridging the Gap: Reusing Wind Turbine Blades to Build Bridges

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Composite featuring headshots of Lisa Marks, Claire Arthur, Alexander Lerch, and Pardis Pishdad.

Celebrating Tenure and Promotions at the College of Design

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Brittney Boykin addressing the audience at a Chorale performance in the West Village 175 performance space.

Brittney Boykin's Class Wins ‘Best Large Class’

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Boykin conducting the Atlanta Music Project's Senior Youth Choir at the 2024 World Choir Games' Open Competition.

Boykin Leads Youth Choir to International Win

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Student Achievement

Robotic Musicianship Students

Robotic Musicianship VIP Final Semester Presentations

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A wooden organizer on a table with screws and tools

Georgia Tech’s Make 10 Marketplace Levels Up in 2025

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Students from Georgia Tech's School of Building Construction sign the "Construction Wall" at Trilith Studios

Beyond the Blueprint: How Georgia Tech’s “Evolution of the Deal” Course Turns Students into Developers

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Aleksandra Teng Ma performing at BOSE Buds Jam

Behind the Scenes with Aleksandra Teng Ma: Music, AI, and a Summer That Sounds Like Magic

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Diptych featuring portraits of Marwan Shagar and Yasaman Gholami

Celebrating Excellence in Teaching: Congratulations to Our Award-Winning Ph.D. Students!

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Student Yixiao Zhang (right) poses with award certificate and one of the Student Design Challenge chairs, Audrey Balaska (left), at the HRI2025 conference.

Georgia Tech Students Cut the Wait with Award-Winning Design

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Karn Watcharasupat explains her research poster.

Karn Watcharasupat: Once a band kid, now a pioneer in music

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Janelle Peters holds a dog in the Georgia Tech Architecture Courtyard.

ECO Creates Sustainable Canine Comfort

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Lyriel Todd's project Ode.

First-Year Student Wins Third at Lyceum Fellowship Competition

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Tech students presenting design proposal at ULI Hines Competition finals

Design Team Takes the Win at ULI Hines Competition

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Stories of Our Alumni

Richard Borroughs IV stands in the John and Joyce Caddell building.

How a Building Construction Alum Is Helping Shape the Future of the Industry

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Michael Arad lecturing on stage at Reinsch-Pierce Auditorium, with images of the World Trade Center memorial projected nearby

Building Community Through Commemoration: Michael Arad Returns to Georgia Tech

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Photo of Robert Betzel Jr.'s portfolio from his time at Georgia Tech School of Architecture

Rooted in Resilience: Robert D. Betzel Jr.'s Lasting Legacy

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Headshot of Brett Hitt

Brett Hitt Builds Forward: A Georgia Tech Legacy of Innovation and Giving Back

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Heather Hardie signs the final beam at the Thomas A. Fanning Student-Athlete Performance Center topping-out ceremony.

Heather Hardie, MSBC 2000, Honored for Shaping the Georgia Tech Campus

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Donald Burlock

Donald Burlock, Ingenious Maker from Georgia Tech

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Media Inquiries

 
Ann Hoevel

Director of 
Communications
College of Design
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Melissa Alonso

Assistant Director of Communications
College of Design
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