Giving to the College -- The Hinman Building

While most College of Architecture alumni fondly recall their studio coursework experiences, they would no doubt be quite surprised to learn that the actual studio spaces have changed very little over the past few decades. The College’s facilities have not kept pace with the steady rise in the quality of its programs, faculty, and students, which consistently rank among the finest in the nation. Indications of the College’s tremendous momentum are numerous:

• The Architecture graduate program was recently ranked No. 15 in the nation (No. 7 among public universities) by Design Intelligence.
• Between 2003 and 2004, external research funding jumped to nearly $9 million, a 16 percent increase for the year and a 31 percent increase over two years.
• The Journal of the American Planning Association, the premier scholarly journal in the field, recently selected the College’s City and Regional Planning Program as its new home and Professor David Sawicki as its editor.
• The National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) recently extended accreditation to the undergraduate Industrial Design Program.
• College of Architecture faculty and students conduct groundbreaking research in six highly regarded campus research centers.
• The College of Architecture is a national leader in sponsored research among U.S. design schools.

Hinman Building: As a first step in addressing its growing needs, the College of Architecture was given the Hinman Building in 2004 to accommodate its expanding needs for Architecture, Industrial Design, City and Regional Planning, the IMAGINE Laboratory, and other program and center activities. The building, located on Fourth Street directly across from the Architecture East
and West Buildings, is available for renaming.

Originally known as the Research Building of Georgia Tech, the Hinman Building was designed by Bush-Brown, Gailey, and Heffernan in 1939. The Hinman Building is historically important to the College of Architecture. In addition to its design by three of the college’s best-known leaders, it provides an“architectural” corridor linking three of the College’s buildings to each other (other College buildings are located in other areas of the campus). It also provides
much-needed gallery, exhibition, and research space. In addition to the restoration of the original architectural integrity of the Hinman Building, the renovation will enhance the building’s environmental, sustainable materials, and energy performance.

 

Addressing the Space Crunch

The good news for the College is the current opportunity to meet critical space needs in the Architecture, City Planning, Industrial Design, and Ph.D. programs
and research areas by renovating the Hinman Building and Architecture East and West buildings. When all three of these spaces are renovated, the result will be
approximately 43,790 additional gross square feet of space, or approximately one-third more space for education and research. The project, whose cost is estimated at $7.5 million, will help the College address current space shortages and plan for future growth.

See our complete list of Facilities Naming Opportunities

Short- and Mid-term Solutions (through 2013)
The renovation of Hinman will improve the instructional and work environment for the students and faculty in a number of ways. Industrial Design students
will have assigned desks in their studio courses, additional dedicated computer labs, as well as dedicated pin-up and jury space. The move of Industrial Design to
Hinman will benefit the Architecture, City and Regional Planning, and Ph.D. programs as well by providing space in the Architecture East and West buildings
for expansion. The Architecture Program will be able to bring its dedicated studio space up to the level of its peers and provide additional faculty offices. City and Regional Planning, for the first time, will have a dedicated computer lab and space for studio courses. The Ph.D. Program will have dedicated space for both research and work space for its students.

The addition of the Hinman Building offers a nearterm solution to the severe overcrowding in Architecture and Industrial Design undergraduate studios. The Industrial Design Program’s move to Hinman would relieve pressure within Architecture East and West, enabling the Architecture Program to expand into those spaces.

A brochure entitled "Expanding the Learning Landscape" (pdf file, 6 Meg) is available for download which can give you more information on our facilities needs for the College.

 

For giving information, please contact:
Ms. Christine File
Director of Development
College of Architecture
Atlanta, GA 30332-0155
404-894-1371/office
contact via e-mail

 

 

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