A guide to Georgia Tech's green spaces and garden facts.
Tech Tower Lawn
Harrison Square
352 - HARRISON SQUARE
675 CHERRY STREET
Paul Mayer Memorial Gardens
354 - MAYER GARDEN
684 CHERRY STREET
Skiles Courtyard
Skiles Triangle Lawn
This area contains the largest will oak (Quercus phellos) on campus. The heavy shade allows for fescue turf, which remains green during the winter, contrasting with the bermuda grass on Tech Green, which is dormant during the winter.
Tech Green
The design for Tech Green is based on the concept of a theater with a mezzanine, loge orchestra and stage. Under the green is a 1.4-million-gallon cistern harvesting storm and condensate water for flushing Clough Commons toilets, irrigation and the Kessler Campanile fountain.
358 - TECH GREEN
725 ATLANTIC DRIVE
Kessler Campanile
350 - KESSLER CAMPANILE
FERST DRIVE
The Kessler Campanile Fountain was constructed for teh 1996 Olympics and was designed by artist Richard Hill, a Georgia sculptor and photographer
IC Lawn/Community Garden
A favorite for tailgating, this area also includes a community garden maintained by Students Organizing for Sustainability(SOS). SOS participants gather to tend the garden about once a week. It’s home to more than a dozen crops – all grown without chemical fertilizers – giving gardeners an array of healthy take-home options.
Couch Park
This city-owned park is maintained and operated by Georgia Tech. Formerly known as the “Burger Bowl,” it is used for rugby, baseball, soccer, frisbee, and summer camps.
Urban Forest Pilot Project
Just 10 years ago, this hill was a lawn requiring irrigation and regular mowing.As a pilot project, Georgia Tech planted 795 saplings to see how long it would take to achieve a dense forest.
Class of 1970 Rooftop Garden
The Clough Commons rooftop garden includes 39 drought tolerant native species. Irrigation for the garden is provided from the 1.4 million gallon cistern in Tech Green.
Architecure (East) Courtyard
Renovated in 2013 based on the original design with guidance from Doug Allen, Professor Emeritus.
Noonan Courtyard
Verina Baxter's Big Red Tumpkin was placed in the courtyard as part of the 2013 Engineered Art Exhibit. The surrounding landscape consists of a diverse native plant palette. There are two cisterns under this space providing 280,000 gallons of storm water storage for irrigation use.
Rain Garden at Klaus
This unique landscape includes a collection of perennials, capable of surviving wet and dry conditions while providing a seasonal interest. This fall image shows River Oats Chasmanthium latifolium. In the spring Ragwort, Senecio aureus blankets the area.
Fred L. "Bud" Suddath Courtyard
Bud Suddath was a faculty member at Georgia Tech from 1985 to 1992 and served as vice president for Information Technology. This space contains Tech’s only windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei).
Eco-Commons
The Eco-Commons design includes a network of open space, rain gardens,cisterns, and infiltration areas that will provide opportunities for capturing stormwater and condensate for irrigation and reuse in future buildings. A unique mix of plant materials has been developed to include hydric, mesic, and xeric plant communities.
Biotech Quad Courtyard
Cisco Amphitheater
The tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) canopy provides a unique shaded environment for students to gather.
Class of 1957 Eco-Commons Glade Overlook
From approximately 55 feet above the glade, the overlook provides a dramatic view through the trees to the soon-to-be completed Eco-Commons pond. The large white oak (Quercus alba) near the overlook has a 42.5-inch-caliper trunk.
Ecker Family Courtyard
This courtyard overlooks 10 tennis courts as part of the Ken Byers Tennis Complex and is adjacent to McCamish Pavilion.
Johnny Gresham Plaza Bridge
Also known as Fifth Street Bridge, this bridge features a trellis covered with Carolina jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens),providing shade as students traverse theI-75/85 corridor. This unique green space is used for food festivals, outdoor movies,and the occasional tailgating party.
Acuity Brands Plaza
As a primary Midtown entrance to Tech, this plaza features a bosque of ‘Princeton’ American elms (Ulmus americana ‘Princeton’), known to be resistant to Dutch elm disease in North America.