GSU receives gift for Transformational project near Woodruff Park. (Atlanta: house, university)

[Atlwarrior]

Georgia State University gets ‘transformational’ $22.8M Woodruff gift

"Georgia State University, receiving its largest gift ever, will enliven a "dead" space overlooking Woodruff Park to create a new interdisciplinary creative media institute to bolster Georgia's growing movie and communications industry.
The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation is giving the university $22.8 million to transform the three-story building that used to serve as the SunTrust bank lobby at the corner of Edgewood Avenue and Park Place into a media production center.
The center will provide areas for education, research, entrepreneurs and partnerships with the Georgia film, music, games and arts industries."
The large windows will permit people walking by to see students working on their projects. Drop down screens also will provide the ability to projects films and programs on the side of the building – which officials inside the university have been calling the Cube."
It will house the university's new Creative Media Industries Institute, an interdisciplinary center introduced this fall to build on the university's strengths in media production, research, design, the arts, music management and digital publishing by preparing students for careers that transcend traditional degree programs."
"Russ Hardin, president of the Woodruff Foundation, said the gift will have a multi-layered impact on both the city and the state."
"It's an investment in a robust, growing program at Georgia State," Hardin said. "It's also an investment in an industry that Georgia has made a priority. And it's an investment in downtown Atlanta. We are interested in accelerating the evolution of our Central Business District into a vibrant urban campus."

[JPD]

"KSU is still better." - Mathman.

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by JPD

"KSU is still better." - Mathman.

It's nice but it won't push GSU into the forefront. KSU is countering with an entire campus for engineering, IT, and Architecture.

I'd have rather they made the building into a one-stop service point for face-to-face student needs since it was originally a bank lobby. Or a Barnes & Noble bookstore like Tech has at Technology Square.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

It's nice but it won't push GSU into the forefront. KSU is countering with an entire campus for engineering, IT, and Architecture.

I'd have rather they made the building into a one-stop service point for face-to-face student needs since it was originally a bank lobby. Or a Barnes & Noble bookstore like Tech has at Technology Square.

And there it is.

[LynnHarris]

Originally Posted by Atlwarrior

Georgia State University gets ‘transformational’ $22.8M Woodruff gift

"Georgia State University, receiving its largest gift ever, will enliven a "dead" space overlooking Woodruff Park to create a new interdisciplinary creative media institute to bolster Georgia's growing movie and communications industry.
The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation is giving the university $22.8 million to transform the three-story building that used to serve as the SunTrust bank lobby at the corner of Edgewood Avenue and Park Place into a media production center.
The center will provide areas for education, research, entrepreneurs and partnerships with the Georgia film, music, games and arts industries."
The large windows will permit people walking by to see students working on their projects. Drop down screens also will provide the ability to projects films and programs on the side of the building – which officials inside the university have been calling the Cube."
It will house the university's new Creative Media Industries Institute, an interdisciplinary center introduced this fall to build on the university's strengths in media production, research, design, the arts, music management and digital publishing by preparing students for careers that transcend traditional degree programs."
"Russ Hardin, president of the Woodruff Foundation, said the gift will have a multi-layered impact on both the city and the state."
"It's an investment in a robust, growing program at Georgia State," Hardin said. "It's also an investment in an industry that Georgia has made a priority. And it's an investment in downtown Atlanta. We are interested in accelerating the evolution of our Central Business District into a vibrant urban campus."

"The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation is giving the university $22.8 million to transform the three-story building that used to serve as the SunTrust bank lobby at the corner of Edgewood Avenue and Park Place into a media production center.

The center will provide areas for education, research, entrepreneurs and partnerships with the Georgia film, music, games and arts industries."

The large windows will permit people walking by to see students working on their projects. Drop down screens also will provide the ability to projects films and programs on the side of the building – which officials inside the university have been calling the Cube..."


This is awesome.

I work in media production, so I am all for continuing to build up Atlanta's media production and creative arts community. I also like the fact that this will be in a convenient location...downtown.

Thanks for posting.

[JPD]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

It's nice but it won't push GSU into the forefront. KSU is countering with an entire campus for engineering, IT, and Architecture.

I'd have rather they made the building into a one-stop service point for face-to-face student needs since it was originally a bank lobby. Or a Barnes & Noble bookstore like Tech has at Technology Square.

ROFL.

[Owlintino95]

As a current student at KSU please don't think everyone here has such disdain for GSU as Mathman lol.

[AnsleyPark]

Originally Posted by Owlintino95

As a current student at KSU please don't think everyone here has such disdain for GSU as Mathman lol.

Given Mathman's consistent viewpoint on all things Atlanta, most of us read his posts with a fairly large grain of salt.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by AnsleyPark

Given Mathman's consistent viewpoint on all things Atlanta, most of us read his posts with a fairly large grain of salt.

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by AnsleyPark

Given Mathman's consistent viewpoint on all things Atlanta, most of us read his posts with a fairly large grain of salt.

It's just that Atlanta is so quick to assume it's the epitome of so much. I think Futurama's "Hail Atlanta" bit was right on the money.