On August 27, 2008, the Architecture Program at Georgia Tech will kick off a year-long celebration of its one-hundredth year with an exhibition opening and a public lecture delivered by distinguished alumnus John C. Portman.

Exhibition will feature the history of the Program told through images of student work to celebrate Georgia Tech Architecture Program Centennial. Created by Professor Elizabeth Dowling, PhD, with assistance from her student Lisa Thomason.

The Architecture Program at Georgia Tech will celebrate a century of architectural education with a series of events throughout the 2008-2009 academic year. Commemorating outstanding contributions of Georgia Tech architects in Atlanta and around the world, the lecture series, exhibitions and symposia will be free and open to the public.

Please consider car-pooling or public transportation as parking on campus is complex. COA recommends Technology Square Parking Deck on Spring Street just south of 5th. For additional information, call 404.894.3880.

Mark your calendar for upcoming Centennial Events:

August 27, 2008: John C. Portman (Arch 1950) and opening of the exhibition, "A Century of Architectural Education at Georgia Tech"

September 10, 2008: Merrill Elam, AIA (Arch 1971) and Mack Scogin, AIA (Arch 1967), Architecture Centennial Lecture

September 24, 2008: Anthony Ames FAIA (Arch 1968), Architecture Centennial Lecture

October 15, 2008: Ivenue Love-Stanley, FAIA (Arch 1977) and William J. Stanley III, FAIA (Arch 1972), Architecture Centennial Lecture

October 24, 2008: "100 Years of Architectural Education at Georgia Tech," multi-speaker Homecoming session

October 29, 2008: K. Michael Hays (Arch 1976), Architecture Centennial Lecture

November 5, 2008: Thomas W. Ventulett III (Arch 1957) and partners, Architecture Centennial Lecture; Exhibition Opening (Part II of III): A Century of Architectural Education at Georgia Tech

November 19, 2008: Michael Arad (M Arch 1999), Architecture Centennial Lecture

January 29, 2009: Professor Robert Craig will present "A Scholar's Response to the Architecture Centennial" as part of the College of Architecture's Spring 2008 Research Forum Series

February 18, 2009: Exhibition Opening (Part III of III): A Century of Architectural Education at Georgia Tech

April 24-25, 2009: Centennial weekend celebration

April 25, 2009: Centennial Gala, Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery