{"376791":{"#nid":"376791","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Bold New Vision for Tech Square","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERon Hutchins is a man on a mission. He wants to raise the visibility of Information Technology on a university campus in ways we\u0026rsquo;ve seldom seen. Hutchins, Tech\u0026rsquo;s Associate Vice Provost for Research \u0026amp; Technology and Chief Technology Officer, is the visionary behind the plan to build a data center in the heart of Midtown Atlanta. He\u0026rsquo;s quick to point out though that the High Performance Computing Center is more than just a building to store equipment and disseminate data. Construction of the\u0026nbsp;HPCC\u0026nbsp;marks the beginning of a new phase in the expansion of Tech Square.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe center will host more than half a million total square feet of office space as well as a data center for computing and storage on Spring Street behind Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;Scheller\u0026nbsp;College of Business. It will also include retail and parking space. Tech will occupy about half of the office space where Georgia Tech researchers from different disciplines will work along side industry partners on the same floor using the same common spaces. Hutchins calls it an \u0026ldquo;interdisciplinary research neighborhood\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; an enhanced model for research interactions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We have several different units on campus that are doing something similar to this interdisciplinary research neighborhood model,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We have groups who are working as a single scientific discipline with industry, and some working as multiple disciplines together around a theme. But in these research neighborhoods we\u0026rsquo;ll be hosting multiple scientific disciplines and multiple industries on the same floor to solve problems.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe\u0026nbsp;HPCC\u0026nbsp;will continue the Tech Square model of connecting with the Midtown community by attracting start-up companies and retailers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve also looked at doing something like a museum in order to make this a destination for the City of Atlanta, so people want to come here and see it,\u0026rdquo; said Hutchins.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHe acknowledges that his vision for the center is bold.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Without an audacious vision, you don\u0026rsquo;t get people to support you.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOver 30 industry partners, Tech colleges, schools and interdisciplinary research institutes have expressed interest in the\u0026nbsp;HPCC. Hutchins has hosted two events for Georgia Tech faculty and industry to share knowledge and generate interest. He will host another on Tuesday, November\u0026nbsp;11th\u0026nbsp;during\u0026nbsp;IPaT\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipatforum.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPeople and Technology Forum\u003C\/a\u003E. If you\u0026#39;re interested in attending the\u0026nbsp;HPCC\u0026nbsp;event, please\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/georgia-tech-partners-high-performance-computing-building-update-tickets-13334258125\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eregister here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Board of Regents is currently reviewing the\u0026nbsp;HPCC\u0026nbsp;project. It could be approved as early as January, with construction completed by December 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe HPCC will continue the Tech Square model of connecting with the Midtown community by attracting start-up companies and retailers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The HPCC will continue the Tech Square model of connecting with the Midtown community by attracting start-up companies and retailers."}],"uid":"28008","created_gmt":"2015-02-10 17:41:26","changed_gmt":"2019-07-11 15:14:14","author":"Bobby Macedonia","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"376811":{"id":"376811","type":"image","title":"HPC","body":null,"created":"1449246205","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:25","changed":"1475894344","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:04","alt":"HPC","file":{"fid":"75169","name":"hpc.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hpc.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hpc.png","mime":"image\/png","size":74925,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/hpc.png?itok=zyPbZMW8"}}},"media_ids":["376811"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}