Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons
| G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| General information | |
| Type | University building |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Coordinates | 33°46′28″N 84°23′47″W / 33.774358°N 84.396463°WCoordinates: 33°46′28″N 84°23′47″W / 33.774358°N 84.396463°W |
| Construction started | Groundbreaking April 5, 2010 |
| Completed | Spring 2011 |
| Inaugurated | August 2011 |
| Owner | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Floor area | 220,000 square feet (20,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Bohlin Cywinski Jackson |
| Services engineer | Newcomb & Boyd |
| Other designers | Research Facilities Design |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction |
The G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (Clough Commons) is an academic building on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The five-story, 220,000 sq ft (20,000 m2) building houses classrooms, science laboratories, academic services, commons areas, and is managed by and connected to the Georgia Tech Library. Named in honor of President Emeritus G. Wayne Clough, the Clough Commons cost $85 million and opened in the fall of 2011.
The building serves as an interdisciplinary facility to encourage collaboration and technologically enhanced teaching and learning. The Clough Commons, which was built with LEED certification in mind, contains various sustainability features and a roof garden, demonstrating Georgia Tech's commitment to sustainable design. In August 2012, the building, staged as a building within Googleplex, was a major piece of the set of the 2013 film The Internship.
The Clough Commons, which was in the planning for more than 10 years, was developed in response to the growth of Georgia Tech's student body. Fundraising for the new facility was nearly complete when the request to name it after then-Institute President G. Wayne Clough was made in June 2008. Plans for a new facility began during the early years of Clough's tenure as president. Over the next decade of his presidency, it became Georgia Tech's highest capital priority due to rapid student body growth. The naming of the Clough Commons was an effort by Campaign Georgia Tech, the Institute's fundraising arm, to honor Clough's commitment to undergraduate education and to ensure future students know and appreciate the Clough legacy.
The Clough Commons is financed through a combination of private and public funding. The State of Georgia provided $60 million in state funding. As part of the private funding component, an anonymous donor matched dollar-for-dollar all gifts and commitments for the Clough Commons up to a maximum of $8.75 million.
Facility programming for the Clough Commons was completed by Perry Dean Rogers Architects with Houser Walker Architecture.Bohlin Cywinski Jackson was selected to design the project. The formal groundbreaking took place on April 5, 2010, with Clough, Institute President G. P. "Bud" Peterson and University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis present.
...
Wikipedia