{"662433":{"#nid":"662433","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Officially Breaks Ground on Tech Square Phase 3","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETwo towers will be new home for business and industral engineering programs.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech officially kicked off the construction that will further expand the Institute\u2019s footprint in Midtown Atlanta. The groundbreaking ceremony for Tech Square Phase 3 happened in the shadow of structures like Coda, Centergy, and the Technology Square Research Building where Tech has rapidly cultivated one of the country\u2019s fastest-growing business and technology ecosystems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis third phase of Technology Square will be anchored by two multi-story towers. The entire project is planned to add more than 400,000+ square feet of new space for research and collaboration. The primary buildings situated on the site, located on the blocks between 5th, Spring, and West Peachtree Streets, will both be named for philanthropists who have played a vital role in advancing Georgia Tech\u2019s mission of progress and service.\u0026nbsp; One tower named for principal donor Ernest Scheller, will be the new home of graduate and executive education programs of the Scheller College of Business. The second tower will be named George Tower, in recognition of Bill and Penny George, and will house the nation\u2019s top-ranked industrial engineering program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech transformed abandoned and blighted areas across the Midtown\/Downtown Connector to open Technology Square in 2003. The second phase 21-story Coda Building opened in 2019 and has drawn more top-tier tech companies to work as close to Georgia Tech\u2019s campus as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA successful innovation ecosystem requires not just good hardware \u2014 the right buildings in the right locations \u2014 but also good software: the right talent and programs and a culture of innovation,\u201d said President \u00c1ngel Cabrera at the groundbreaking ceremony.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech alumnus and Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens was also on hand to celebrate the launch of the transformative project.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cMetro Atlanta\u2019s diverse and thriving tech industry is the envy of many, and Tech Square has helped make that a reality.\u201d Dickens said. \u2028\u2028\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESince 2021, companies including Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Micron, Airbnb, and Nike have made significant investments to expand their presence in the neighborhood.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Having this collaboration here between companies and one of the world\u0027s great academic institutions and different departments is critical,\u201d said George, a graduate of Tech\u2019s industrial engineering program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe new facilities of Tech Square Phase 3 will offer our students the ability to learn, collaborate, and develop in a new, innovative environment. Thanks to the generosity and support of our community, we are now better positioned than ever before to fulfill our mission of cultivating principled business leaders who thrive in a tech-driven world,\u2019 said Dean Maryam Alavi of the Scheller College of Business.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s business programs have been growing and expanding, consistently ranking among the top 20 nationally. \u2028\u2028\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0022Dean Alavi and the Scheller college team have consistently been moving up the ladder and have number one for the entire college well within sight. This new tower should give a big boost toward that goal,\u201d said Ernest Scheller.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUniversity System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue joined to help turn over the first shovels of earth where the towers will soon sit. \u2028\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022These types of initiatives are happening around the state, and it\u2019s the students that we are impacting,\u201d said Perdue. \u2028\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJeb Stewart, a Georgia Tech graduate and son of Milton H. Stewart, the namesake of Tech\u2019s school of industrial engineering, recognized the positive momentum this groundbreaking represented.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHope can start with things like education and opportunity\u2014things that are going to happen in these buildings,\u201d Stewart said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHundreds of years from now when people come to Midtown and see these buildings, they will know they were built for students to learn and be innovators,\u201d said President Cabrera. \u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the academic facilities, Tech Square Phase 3 will also include a large outdoor plaza with street-level retail and an underground parking deck. Project partners include architecture from booth Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio (RJTR) and Eskew Dumez Ripple and Turner Construction. The new development is planned to open in 2026.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe groundbreaking ceremony for Tech Square Phase 3, the future home of ISyE, happened in the shadow of structures like Coda, Centergy, and the Technology Square Research Building where Georgia Tech has rapidly cultivated one of the country\u2019s fastest-growing business and technology ecosystems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The groundbreaking ceremony for Tech Square Phase 3, the future home of ISyE, happened in the shadow of structures like Coda, Centergy, and the Technology Square Research Building."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2022-10-21 18:06:40","changed_gmt":"2025-02-10 19:47:27","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"662404":{"id":"662404","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Breaks Ground on Tech Square Phase 3","body":null,"created":"1666327190","gmt_created":"2022-10-21 04:39:50","changed":"1667506547","gmt_changed":"2022-11-03 20:15:47","alt":"Georgia Tech and city leaders participate in a groundbreaking ceremony, turning over dirt with shovels. 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