{"691220":{"#nid":"691220","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Spike Studio Partnership Expands Access to Design Education at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor more than 20 years, Spike Studio has helped young people across metro Atlanta discover creative career pathways through architecture, engineering, construction, and design. This summer, the organization\u0027s longstanding partnership with Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Design continues by welcoming middle and high school students to campus for hands-on learning experiences that introduce them to the built environment and the possibilities of higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted at Georgia Tech, the Summer Academy connects students with faculty, mentors, and industry professionals while giving them opportunities to sketch ideas, build models, collaborate on projects, and explore careers they may not have previously considered.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe partnership reflects a shared commitment to expanding access to design education and increasing opportunities for students from historically underrepresented communities. Beyond technical skills, the program helps participants build confidence, develop leadership abilities, and envision future careers in creative and design-focused fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy exposing students to architecture, engineering, construction management, and related disciplines in a university setting, Spike Studio and Georgia Tech continue to create meaningful pathways that inspire the next generation of designers, innovators, and problem-solvers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/design.gatech.edu\/feature\/spike-studio-summer-academy-georgia-tech\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story from the Georgia Tech College of Design.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor more than 20 years, Spike Studio has helped young people across metro Atlanta discover creative career pathways through architecture, engineering, construction, and design. This summer, the organization\u0027s longstanding partnership with Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Design continues by welcoming middle and high school students to campus for hands-on learning experiences that introduce them to the built environment and the possibilities of higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A renewed partnership between Spike Studio and Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Design is helping introduce middle and high school students to careers in architecture, engineering, construction, and design through immersive summer experiences on campus."}],"uid":"36758","created_gmt":"2026-07-23 19:37:21","changed_gmt":"2026-07-23 19:40:07","author":"LaKenya Norris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680663":{"id":"680663","type":"image","title":"spike-studio.png","body":null,"created":"1784835531","gmt_created":"2026-07-23 19:38:51","changed":"1784835531","gmt_changed":"2026-07-23 19:38:51","alt":"spike-studio and staff","file":{"fid":"264954","name":"spike-studio.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/23\/spike-studio.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/07\/23\/spike-studio.png","mime":"image\/png","size":697015,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/07\/23\/spike-studio.png?itok=zm9uxdeW"}}},"media_ids":["680663"],"groups":[{"id":"145331","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"660380","name":"GT Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}