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Students Build Tech Tower Replica for Fundraiser
Playhouse raffle will benefit HomeAid Atlanta.
Atlanta (September 21, 2009) — The Tech Tower playhouse is one of three playhouses that will be raffled off in a fundraiser for HomeAid Atlanta. Raffle tickets will be sold at Tech football games and online at homeaidatlanta.org. HomeAid builds and maintains transitional housing for the homeless.
Calling all Georgia Tech fans! As the first playhouse designed and built by Georgia Tech students in partnership with alumni, this playhouse fittingly represents the first building on the Georgia Tech campus, Tech Tower. A miniature version of this beloved campus landmark, the exterior details were modeled after those found on the original structure, featuring red Georgia brick and even the “TECH” letters.
The playhouse includes a lookout tower, which can be accessed from the inside via a ladder leading to a loft. The addition of a bay window provides youngsters a place to sit, play, read or enjoy a nap. The interior emphasizes the school’s official colors of “old gold and white” accented with navy blue, and the décor is complete with Georgia Tech accessories and memorabilia.
The interior also showcases a great amount of woodwork, including a wooden fireplace surround, custom-built bookcases, a storage bench, beaded board paneling and hardwood floors. The bookcases, coupled with a game table and chalkboard represent two important aspects of a future Yellow Jacket’s life... studying and playing! A flat screen television and DVD player are found above the faux fireplace and, as a special treat, the fireplace hides a secret door. See more at the HomeAid Atlanta Web site.
The playhouse was supported by the Student Foundation, the College of Architecture and the Building Construction Program at Georgia Tech.
The playhouses will be on display during weekends through Oct. 10 at The Avenue Forsyth, 410 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming, Ga.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's premiere research universities. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report's top 10 public universities, Georgia Tech educates more than 16,000 students every year through its Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management and Sciences. Tech maintains a diverse campus and is among the nation's top producers of women and African-American engineers. The Institute offers research opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students and is home to more than 100 interdisciplinary units plus the Georgia Tech Research Institute. During the 2003-2004 academic year, Georgia Tech reached $341.9 million in new research award funding.