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How Grants Impact Startup Growth

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

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Artistic Innovation at the Heart of Georgia Tech’s Newest District

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College of Design Alumni Celebrated in Georgia Tech Alumni Association's 40 Under 40 Class of 2025

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Michael Elliot's Farewell Address and Retirement Party

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Mapping Heat. Protecting People. 'NO-HEAT' Initiative Tackles Climate Inequity One Street at a Time.

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, art, and healthcare.

About the College

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Our Schools

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Design Research

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Majors and Degrees

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Undergraduate Programs

Our bachelor of science degrees combine creativity, collaboration, and technology.
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Graduate Programs

Our graduate students use design to solve real-world problems and develop new technologies.
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Degrees and Certificates

A full list of the College of Design degrees, minors, and certificates.
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Design in Action: Recent Reels

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Welcome to the College of Design

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What if waste wasn't the end but the beginning?

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ULI Hines Student Competition with Lucia Lugones

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Biggest Design Show in the South

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A Lecture About Open Space with Molly Bourne

Our Work, Our Impact

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Innovation Without Borders: Vision for Bridging the Assistive Technology Access Gap

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Industrial Design Students Partner to Create a Mobile Laundry Bus

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

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Design Team Takes the Win at ULI Hines Competition

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The Citizen Architect: Tech's Signature Approach to Architecture

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Pioneering Process Leads to Big Win for Tech Research Team

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What Happens When Extreme Temperatures Meet Urban Research?

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Space Lace: Net Fishing in Low Earth Orbit

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Art and Technology Harmonize in School of Music

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Design at the College of Design

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Kevin Shankwiler: Design Creates Real-World Solutions to Human Problems

Kevin Shankwiler explains how design ties human needs, artistic creativity, and manufacturing know-how together, creating products that are useful, enjoyable, and practical.
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Gil Weinberg: Designing to Enhance Musical Experience

Gil Weinberg addresses how students and faculty in the Center for Music Technology and School of Music integrate practical design with the art of music, creating devices and applications to enhance musical experience.
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Danielle Willkens: Putting People at the Forefront of Design

At Georgia Tech's School of Architecture, Danielle Willkens sees design as creative workflows making the world around us better, putting the needs and experiences of people in the foreground.
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Gregory Randolph: Designing Cities, Supporting Communities

Gregory Randolph explains how Georgia Tech students and faculty approach the discipline of city and regional planning.
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Media Inquiries

 
Ann Hoevel
Director of Communications
College of Design
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