The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will build an $88 million Aerospace Engineering Building after receiving approved allocations through the state’s amended budget for Fiscal Year 2026. While the design phase of the project has received the green light, the construction date has not yet been announced.
The facility, funded by new state allocations, will house the university’s Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineer, ranked as the top school for aerospace engineering among the country’s public institutions. The building will include four primary space types: teaching, research, offices and collaboration areas.
The project will feature classrooms, laboratories and project spaces designed to facilitate collaboration among students, faculty, researchers, staff and industry partners. Some of these dedicated spaces will include laboratories for groundbreaking research and a collaborative makerspace and fabrication shop.
In addition, the building will provide areas for flight research and propulsion systems alongside expanded instructional studios. Establishing the facility will help further distinguish Georgia’s dominance in the aerospace engineering sector, playing an essential role in a burgeoning space economy anticipated to exceed $1 trillion by 2040.
GT will use the new school as a foundation to improve industry and government partnerships, bridging gaps with aerospace companies and innovative startups. With roughly $54.5 million allocated annually to aerospace-related research activity, the project is expected to be pivotal in supporting critical areas including aviation, defense, spaceflight and advanced manufacturing.
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