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Teri Nagel, Georgia Tech College of Architecture
404-385-2156
Summary Sentence: $9.5-million renovation an award-winning study in adaptive re-use
Full Summary: Following presentations by the architects in the auditorium we will toast our collective success at a reception and open house in the Hinman Building.
Hinman Research Building
Doors to the Hinman Research Building, 1939Out of 300 submitted projects from around the globe, the jury of ARCHITECT magazine's prestigious p/a Awards (aka Progressive Architecture Awards) commended the Hinman Research Building among five finalists in a competition that this year sought projects that push the envelope of progressive design.
Please to join us on March 30 for the grand opening of the Hinman Research Building. Following presentations by the architects in the auditorium we will toast our collective success at a reception and open house in the Hinman Building.
4:00 pm - lecture by the architects
5:00-7:00 pm - ceremony and reception
Designed in 1939 by P.M. Heffernan, architect and later director of the Tech School of Architecture (1956-1976), the 35,000-square-foot building has been artfully preserved and revitalized in collaboration between Lord, Aeck & Sargent’s Historic Preservation Studio and Office dA as the architects and The Beck Group as construction manager.
The Hinman Building, the first freestanding research facility on the campus, is characterized by its mid-century design and materials, as well as a 50-foot high-bay laboratory. It originally housed the Georgia Tech Engineering Experiment Station, the predecessor to the Georgia Tech Research Institute. The newly rehabilitated space includes graduate level architecture studios, computer labs, interdisciplinary research labs, high-fidelity simulation and planning labs, administrative offices, galleries and space for large-scale events. Read the full announcement.
