{"329641":{"#nid":"329641","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Bold New Vision For Tech Square","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERon Hutchins is a man on a mission. He wants to raise the visibility of Information Technology on a university campus in ways we\u2019ve seldom seen. Hutchins, Tech\u2019s Associate Vice Provost for Research \u0026amp; Technology and Chief Technology Officer, is the visionary behind the plan to build a data center in the heart of Midtown Atlanta. He\u2019s quick to point out though that the High Performance Computing Center is more than just a building to store equipment and disseminate data. Construction of the HPCC marks the beginning of a new phase in the expansion of Tech Square.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe center will host more than half a million total square feet of office space as well as a data center for computing and storage on Spring Street behind Tech\u2019s Scheller College of Business. It will also include retail and parking space. Tech will occupy about half of the office space where Georgia Tech researchers from different disciplines will work along side industry partners on the same floor using the same common spaces. Hutchins calls it an \u201cinterdisciplinary research neighborhood\u201d \u2013 an enhanced model for research interactions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have several different units on campus that are doing something similar to this interdisciplinary research neighborhood model,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have groups who are working as a single scientific discipline with industry, and some working as multiple disciplines together around a theme. But in these research neighborhoods we\u2019ll be hosting multiple scientific disciplines and multiple industries on the same floor to solve problems.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe HPCC will continue the Tech Square model of connecting with the Midtown community by attracting start-up companies and retailers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019ve also looked at doing something like a museum in order to make this a destination for the City of Atlanta, so people want to come here and see it,\u201d said Hutchins.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe acknowledges that his vision for the center is bold.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWithout an audacious vision, you don\u2019t get people to support you.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver 30 industry partners, Tech colleges, schools and interdisciplinary research institutes have expressed interest in the HPCC. Hutchins has hosted two events for Georgia Tech faculty and industry to share knowledge and generate interest. He will host another on Tuesday, November 11th during IPaT\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipatforum.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPeople and Technology Forum\u003C\/a\u003E. If you\u0027re interested in attending the HPCC event, please \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/georgia-tech-partners-high-performance-computing-building-update-tickets-13334258125\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eregister here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Board of Regents is currently reviewing the HPCC project. It could be approved as early as January, with construction completed by December 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EConstruction of a high performance computing center could mark the beginning of a new phase in the expansion of Tech Square.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Construction of a high performance computing center could mark the beginning of a new phase in the expansion of Tech Square."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2014-09-29 15:00:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:11","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"83141":{"id":"83141","type":"image","title":"View of Tech Square across the fifth street bridge","body":null,"created":"1449178095","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:28:15","changed":"1475894700","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:00","alt":"View of Tech Square across the fifth street bridge","file":{"fid":"193902","name":"08c1004-p73-001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/08c1004-p73-001_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/08c1004-p73-001_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":593829,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/08c1004-p73-001_1.jpg?itok=9d_x5mRw"}}},"media_ids":["83141"],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"3427","name":"High performance computing"},{"id":"104951","name":"high performance computing center"},{"id":"336","name":"information technology"},{"id":"104961","name":"people and technology forum"},{"id":"104941","name":"ron hutchins"},{"id":"2002","name":"Tech Square"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenata LeDantec\u003Cbr \/\u003EMarketing \u0026amp; Communications Director, IPaT\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.324.3307\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renata@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}