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Georgia Institute of Technology

The lighted TECH signs on all four sides of Tech Tower's seven-story tower have marked the campus since the building opened in 1888.

  • 5Buildings
  • 2Traditions
  • 1888Oldest · Tech Tower
  • 2019Newest · Kendeda Building

Planning the visit

  • Fly intoHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

    Hartsfield-Jackson, south of the city, can be reached from Midtown on MARTA's Red and Gold lines.

  • Getting aroundWalking / Stinger buses / MARTA

    The campus is walkable. Georgia Tech's Stinger buses loop the campus and link it with Tech Square and Midtown MARTA station.

  • Colors and teams

    The school colors are old gold and white, and the teams are the Yellow Jackets.

5 buildings to stamp

  1. Tech Tower
    Photo: J. Glover (AUtiger), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

    Tech Tower

    225 North Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30332

    Bruce & Morgan designed the red brick Academic Building, completed in 1888 as the school's first building. Its central tower carries the lighted TECH signs that are the symbol of the institute.

    Built
    1888
    Architect
    Bruce & Morgan
    Style
    Victorian / Romanesque Revival
    Stories
    4
    Today
    Administration Building
  2. Georgia Tech Library
    Photo: Jwright322, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Georgia Tech Library

    Georgia Tech campus, Atlanta, GA 30332

    The S. Price Gilbert Memorial Library, led by architecture professor Paul Heffernan, was dedicated in 1953 and is an early example of modernism on campus. A renovation of the library and its Crosland Tower was finished in 2020.

    Built
    1953
    Architect
    Paul Heffernan (Bush-Brown, Gailey & Heffernan)
    Style
    International Style
    Today
    Library

  3. Kendeda Building

    422 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332

    Opened in 2019, this mass timber building was designed to meet the Living Building Challenge, and a large solar canopy covers its roof.

    Built
    2019
    Architect
    Lord Aeck Sargent and Miller Hull
    Today
    Academic Building
  4. Kessler Campanile
    Photo: Scott Ehardt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Kessler Campanile

    Tech Walkway, Atlanta, GA 30332

    Artist Richard Hill designed this 80-foot twisting obelisk of 244 stainless steel plates for the 1996 Olympic Games. It plays the fight song through speakers that sound like carillon bells.

    Built
    1996
    Architect
    Richard Hill
    Height
    24 m (79 ft)
    Today
    Campanile
  5. McCamish Pavilion
    Photo: User:WhoIsDanielHord, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    McCamish Pavilion

    965 Fowler St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332

    Opened in 1956 as Alexander Memorial Coliseum, the arena's steel dome was built without columns to give every fan a clear view. It was rebuilt inside and renamed in 2012.

    Built
    1956
    Architect
    Aeck Associates
    Today
    Basketball Arena

2 traditions to check off

Stamped! keeps these as a checklist, so you can tick each one off on the visit.

  • Tech Tower

    The lighted TECH letters on all four sides of Tech Tower are the best-known symbol of the institute. Visitors take a photo from the lawn below; taking the letters is banned.

  • Kessler Campanile

    This 80-foot stainless steel campanile in front of the student center was built for the 1996 Olympics, and its peaks echo Tech Tower. Visitors meet and take photos at its base.

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