{"687231":{"#nid":"687231","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Square 3 Reaches Major Milestone","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech Square 3, officially named George Tower | Scheller Tower, will reach a major milestone on Monday, Jan. 12, offering the campus community access to the first three floors of the new facility.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt will be open during the week from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with the following amenities available to students, faculty, and staff:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA main lobby with a student-staffed information desk.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKaldi\u2019s Coffee, opening Tuesday, Jan. 20.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Porch, a street-level gathering area with kinetic doorways opening along Fifth Street.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA cantilevered monumental stairway, a signature architectural element connecting the lobby to the second floor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E11 classrooms across the second and third floors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHuddle rooms and conference rooms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead the full story \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/07\/tech-square-3-reaches-major-milestone\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeginning \u003Cstrong\u003EMonday, January 12\u003C\/strong\u003E, the first three floors will officially open, offering students, faculty, staff, and visitors access to newly designed spaces that support learning, collaboration, and connection. This initial opening represents the first phase of activation for the building, inviting the campus community to experience the vision and possibilities of George Tower | Scheller Tower as it comes to life.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Officially named George Tower | Scheller Tower, the first three floors of the new facility open to the campus community Monday, Jan. 12."}],"uid":"36736","created_gmt":"2026-01-12 21:39:14","changed_gmt":"2026-01-26 20:56:23","author":"ebrown386","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-01-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-01-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678966":{"id":"678966","type":"image","title":"George Tower","body":null,"created":"1768254041","gmt_created":"2026-01-12 21:40:41","changed":"1768254041","gmt_changed":"2026-01-12 21:40:41","alt":"George Tower","file":{"fid":"263069","name":"26-R10410-P58-002-Web-Use---1-000px-Wide.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/01\/12\/26-R10410-P58-002-Web-Use---1-000px-Wide.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/01\/12\/26-R10410-P58-002-Web-Use---1-000px-Wide.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":531553,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/01\/12\/26-R10410-P58-002-Web-Use---1-000px-Wide.jpg?itok=cb8YbFVr"}}},"media_ids":["678966"],"groups":[{"id":"1250","name":"Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)"},{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}