College of Design (CoD)
In 2016, the College of Architecture was renamed the College of Design. The College of Design use the design process to develop new technologies, anticipate the future of buildings and environments, and change the way people experience art, things and their immediate surroundings.
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Sub-communities within this community
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Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) [117]
CATEA supports individuals with disabilities of any age within the State of Georgia -
Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) [104]
CQGRD bring together the expertise and resources to develop innovative, responsible, and efficient solutions to achieve quality growth. -
College of Design Dean's Symposium [7]
The Dean’s Symposium series is an annual event jointly sponsored by the College of Architecture and its Alumni Committee -
School of Music [67]
Among the oldest traditions of the Institute, the School of Music began when a group of fourteen students formed the Georgia Tech Band in 1908. Now, in addition to its unparalleled dedication to traditional performing arts, ...
Collections in this community
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Architecture Centennial Lecture Series [14]
A series of lectures and events celebrating 100 years of architectural education at Georgia Tech. -
Building Construction Apartment Industry Lecture Series [9]
An overview of the emerging building construction apartment industry -
College of Design Annual Reports [9]
Annual reports of the College of Architecture. -
College of Design Books [1]
Books published by students and faculty of the College of Architecture -
College of Design Brochures [2]
Descriptive brochures about the programs and degrees offered by the College of Architecture. -
College of Design Faculty Publications [30]
Papers, Pre/Post-Prints, and Presentations by Faculty in the College of Design -
College of Design Fifth Year Student Research Papers [375]
School of Architecture. Georgia Instittute of Technology -
College of Design Newsletters [32]
Published college news. -
College of Design OSP Research Reports [153]
Research reports by faculty and researchers in the College of Architecture -
College of Design Theses and Dissertations [1256]
Original work by students of College of Architecture -
College of Design Undergraduate Projects [1518]
Original work by undergraduate students in the College of Design -
Design and Technology for Healthy Aging Initiative at Georgia Tech (DATHA) [25]
A multidisciplinary effort that brings together researchers, practitioners and service providers from Georgia Tech and the Atlanta area to identify, develop and implement new design and technologies for healthy aging -
Douglas C. Allen Annual Lecture [5]
Annual lecture in honor of Douglas C. Allen: teacher, colleague and leader of the College of Architecture -
Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon 2007 [1]
Documents related to Georgia Tech's entry in this international competition -
PhD Focus [8]
The newsletter of the College of Architecture's PhD Program. -
T. Gordon Little Lecture Series in Imagination [1]
A series of lectures in honor of celebrated Atlanta interior designer T. Gordon Little -
Urban Connections [4]
The newsletter of the Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning Program.
Recent Submissions
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In-seat activity of wheelchair users measured over multiple epochs dataset
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-01-18)Pressure ulcers, by definition, are caused by external forces on the tissues, often in the regions of bony prominences. Wheelchair users are at risk to develop sitting-acquired pressure ulcers, which occur in the regions ... -
Multi-Scalar Design: Material Matters
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-01-15)Advances in material science, computation, and robotics are empowering the role materials can take in shaping buildings towards novel aesthetics and performative outcomes. Work at Harvard’s MaP+S group is investigating ... -
What Metropolitan-Level Factors Affect Latino-Owned Business Performance?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-11-07)An estimated 1.54 million Latinos are self-employed in unincorporated businesses, while the 2012 national Survey of Business Owners counted 3.3 million Latino-owned firms, with a total of $474 million in annual sales or ... -
Federal Transit Funding Implications of Urbanization: A Nationwide Assessment
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08-24)Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of the US population residing in urban areas increased by over 12% (US Census Bureau 2011). Using variables to predict urbanization (proximity and economic variables, among others) and ... -
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR MODELING UNCERTAINTY IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS WITH EXTERNAL FACTORS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08-23)Highway construction costs are subject to significant upward and downward variations from project to project and over time. Variations in construction cost disturb transportation agencies in making right investment decisions ... -
Addressing the data challenge in automatic drum transcription with labeled and unlabeled data
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-07-23)Automatic Drum Transcription (ADT) is a sub-task of automatic music transcription that involves the conversion of drum-related audio events into musical notations. While noticeable progress has been made in the past by ... -
Design for Behavior Change: Evaluating the Effect of Motivational Design Strategies to Support Physical Activity Among Older Adults
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-10-26)Maintenance of health and physical well-being contribute to the overall quality of life for individuals as they age. Despite the known benefits of maintaining routine levels of physical activity, many adults aged 65 and ... -
Extending homeownership opportunities to prospective borrowers burdened by student loan debt
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-07)Since 2006, Student loan debt has ranked second in national consumer debt, falling second only behind household debt and exceeding debt from auto loans and credit cards (Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2018). While there ... -
Modeling Transit Dependency Index and the Analysis on the Intersecting Transit-Dependent Groups: A Spatial Microsimulation Approach
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-12)This research is primarily focused on building a methodology framework to model a Composite Transit Dependency Index (CTDI) that incorporates various Transit-Dependent groups. The application of Spatial Microsimulation in ... -
The Carbon Positive City: Building in the Bio-Economy
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-11-07)The contemporary mid- and high-rise city is constructed with mineral-based materials that are extracted, smelted, sintered, or synthesized through intensive fossil-energy fueled industrial processes with significant ... -
Video Demonstrations of Component- and Systems-Level Test Methods for Wheelchair Propulsion Characterization
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-11)The five videos included in this repository demonstrate the fundamental test methods used to characterize performance of various wheelchair components. The Anatomical Model Propulsion System (AMPS) was designed to emulate ... -
The Tectonic Grain
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-10-24)With an office dedicated to academia, NADAAA –and its principal, Nader Tehrani-- have been dedicated to building bridges between practice and its aligned disciplines for over 20 years. Having taught at Northeastern University, ... -
When the World Talks Back … Connecting People and Things
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-09-27)Over the past 10 to 15 years the evolution of smart, sensor-based products and systems has reshaped the way we interact with each other and the world around us. This Research Forum will compare a snapshot from the past ... -
Diversity & Inclusion Council - Panel Discussion
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-09-26)The College of Design Diversity and Inclusion Council at Georgia Tech, has invited Peggy McIntosh, Senior Research Scientist and former Associate Director for the Wellesley Centers for Women, Kaye Husbands Fealing, Professor ... -
School Closures and Their Impact on Local Communities
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016)Due to a number of factors, traditional school closings and consolidations have become very common in cities across the United States. Many forces at play cause a public school district to shut down or merge neighborhood ... -
Information Theory as a Measure of Sociodemographic Change
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08)The current discourse around gentrification has been primarily focused on an economic understanding of gentrification. That is, that the gentrification can be primarily viewed through changes in housing prices in an area. ... -
What statistical and spatial relationships exist between health insurance, race, income, and education in the state of Georgia immediately before and after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08)What statistical and spatial relationships exist between health insurance, race, income, and education in the state of Georgia immediately before and after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act?”. To answer this ... -
Highways, Urban renewal, and patterns in the Built Environment: Exploring Impacts on Atlanta Neighborhoods
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08)During the mid-twentieth century, cities across the United States underwent drastic changes known broadly at the time as “urban renewal.” In many cases, these changes included widespread demolition of varied neighborhoods ... -
Economic Shifts Along the US-Mexico Border: Investigating the Changes in Location Quotient at the Block Level in Four US Border
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08)US border cities are often considered “city-pairs” with coinciding Mexican industrial cities. Current literature suggests that the export economy of these Mexican cities increases employment in US border cities for the ... -
Calculating Change in Regional Accessibility Due to Autonomous Vehicles
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-08)The following project tries to answer the question “How will autonomous vehicles affect growth in the Metro Atlanta region?” We attempt to do this through calculating how accessibility will change based on traffic conditions. ...
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