College of Architecture News
Georgia Tech Creates School of City and Regional Planning
(November 17, 2009) — Georgia Tech has announced the creation of the School of City and Regional Planning with responsibilities including a Master of City and Regional Planning degree program, a Ph.D. concentration in City and Regional Planning, and research aimed at advancing the practice of urban planning in Georgia, the U.S. and across the globe. (full story…)
Reducing Greenhouse Gases May Not Be Enough to Slow Climate Change
(November 17, 2009) — Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning Professor Brian Stone publishes a paper in the December edition of Environmental Science and Technology that suggests policymakers need to address the influence of global deforestation and urbanization on climate change, in addition to greenhouse gas emissions. (full story…)
COA Students to Benefit from New Office of Undergraduate Programs
(November 17, 2009) — In tandem with the College of Archtecture’s move to Schools, the College is transforming internally to provide students with better services and fewer disciplinary boundaries. The newly formed Office of Undergraduate Programs is designed to offer streamlined, expert advisement just for undergraduate students, and greater support and access to extra- and co-curricular opportunities like research, exhibitions, internships and Institute-wide projects. (full story…)
Georgia Tech College of Architecture Establishes Schools
(November 17, 2009) — Georgia Tech announced the academic programs in the College of Architecture will be re-established as five schools: Architecture; Building Construction; City and Regional Planning; Industrial Design; and Music, continuing the College of Architecture’s momentum to strengthen its disciplines, improve its graduate and undergraduate student experiences, and fortify its research agenda. (full story…)
College of Architecture Opens New Office of Undergraduate Programs
(November 2, 2009) — The College of Architecture has a long and distinguished tradition at Georgia Tech, bringing together almost all the designed and built environment disciplines. The College offers degrees in architecture, building construction, city and regional planning, industrial design, urban design, and music technology. Its seven research centers champion advancements in assistive technology, accessibility, digital media, music technology, green design, smart growth, intelligent materials, integrated project delivery, and digital fabrication, to name just a few. (full story…)
When a City Gets Too Smart …
(October 26, 2009) — David Jimison, Ph.D. candidate in the Digital Media program at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, is exhibiting “Too Smart City” at The Urban Center in Manhattan. The exhibit asks the question, “what happens when technology runs amok?" (full story…)
Sanford on Universal Design and Healthy Aging
(October 22, 2009) — Jon Sanford, director of Georgia Tech’s Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, gave an invited talk on The Physical Environment of Home Healthcare in Washington, DC on October 2. The talk, sponsored by the National Research Council, was hosted by the National Academy of Sciences. (full story…)
Chattanooga Studio Project Wins Planning Award
(October 21, 2009) — The Georgia Tech Urban Design Studio led by architecture professor Richard Dagenhart and city and regional planning professor Perry Yang recently won the 2009 Outstanding Student Project Award from the Tennessee Planning Association for its research and proposals for Chattanooga’s Downtown Westside. (full story…)
Georgia Tech Introduces Women’s Chorus
(October 19, 2009) — The Georgia Tech Music Department has formed a Women’s Chorus open to undergraduates, graduates, staff, faculty and even community members. No previous choral experience is necessary and no audition is required. (full story…)
Introducing Gray Matter(s)
(October 19, 2009) — Gray Matter(s) is a new student-run online publication intended for finding and sharing news, events, resources and thoughts. (full story…)
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