Georgia Tech College of Design

The Biggest Design Show in the South:

Launchpad Design Showcase + End-of-Year Show

Brought to you by:
School of Industrial Design + School of Architecture
May 1, 2025
6 - 9 p.m.
East Architecture Building | West Architecture Building | Hinman Research Building

Come See the Show Two Schools, One Night, All Design

Design, the Georgia Tech Way

We think it's important to understand how technology enables better design, and how to fuse that technology into buildings, products, lifestyles, cities, regions, art, and healthcare.

About the College

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Majors and Degrees

An undergraduate student wears a VR headset and uses a joystick.

Undergraduate Programs

Our bachelor of science degrees combine creativity, collaboration, and technology.

Shimon the robotic, improvising, and singing robot plays music with graduate students.

Graduate Programs

Our graduate students use design to solve real-world problems and develop new technologies.

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Degrees and Certificates

A full list of the College of Design degrees, minors, and certificates.

Our Work, Our Impact

A Rwandan family with a child in a wooden wheelchair speak with a Georgia Tech student.

Innovation Without Borders: Vision for Bridging the Assistive Technology Access Gap

Georgia Tech Industrial Design Majors stand with Nicky Crawford, to present their design for the wash bus. On the right, a photo of Crawford doing laundry in the bus.

Industrial Design Students Partner to Create a Mobile Laundry Bus

Three people around a laptop. One person is in a wheelchair.

Access Granted: Inside the Inside the $4.3 Million Project on Employment for People with Disabilities

Georgia Tech team presents at ULI Hines Competition.

Design Team Takes the Win at ULI Hines Competition

Julie Kim, center, looks over architecture plans with students at a table

The Citizen Architect: Tech's Signature Approach to Architecture

Aerial shot showing members of the Re-Wind Network stand in front of a pedestrian bridge made using decommissioned wind turbine blades

Pioneering Process Leads to Big Win for Tech Research Team

What Happens When Extreme Temperatures Meet Urban Research?

Space Lace: Net Fishing in Low Earth Orbit

Art and Technology Harmonize in School of Music

Design at the College of Design

Kevin Shankwiler: Design Creates Real-World Solutions to Human Problems

Kevin Shankwiler explains how design ties human needs, artistic creativity, and manufacturing know-how together, creating products that are useful, enjoyable, and practical.

Frame of video showing Gil Weinberg in his lab with robots

Gil Weinberg: Designing to Enhance Musical Experience

Gil Weinberg addresses how students and faculty in the Center for Music Technology and School of Music integrate practical design with the art of music, creating devices and applications to enhance musical experience.

Frame from video showing Danielle Willkens

Danielle Willkens: Putting People at the Forefront of Design

At Georgia Tech's School of Architecture, Danielle Willkens sees design as creative workflows making the world around us better, putting the needs and experiences of people in the foreground.

Frame from video showing Gregory Randolph

Gregory Randolph: Designing Cities, Supporting Communities

Gregory Randolph explains how Georgia Tech students and faculty approach the discipline of city and regional planning.

Media Inquiries

Ann Hoevel

Director of Communications
College of Design
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New Undergraduate Major in Urban Planning and Spatial Analytics

Georg Reichard Named School of Building Construction Chair

Laundry, Dignity, & Design: The Story of Atlanta’s Wash Bus

Translating Urban Resilience: Lessons from the CURA Symposium

For the Good of Humankind: A Journey in Accessible Design Across Three Continents

Celebrating Tenure and Promotions at the College of Design