The Building

The current home of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies has a varied past, as the building is 101 years old. The Fourth National Bank opened the building on the corner of Marietta and Peachtree streets in 1905. Several floors were added in 1928. In 1966, the bank built a 41-story tower adjacent to its home, reducing the height of the original building by half and resurfacing it in the white marble that covers it today. The original architect was Cecil A. Alexander.

Building Fact Sheet

• Situated on the corner of Peachtree and Marietta Streets at 5 Points, the historic center of downtown Atlanta
• The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies moved in Summer 2004, vacating space in Urban Life (10th and 12th floors), RCB (6th and 14th floors) and 1 Park Place (6th floor)
• 83,766 square feet of office space
• 134 offices
• Over 120 workstations for graduate students, research associates and administrative staff
• 15 conference and team rooms
• Seminar Room(s) (capacity 60)
• Open Access Student Computer Lab (capacity 30)
• Research Methods & Econometrics Lab (capacity 31)
• Experimental Economics Lab (capacity 40)
• Completely renovated in 2004; New roof, walls, plumbing, HVAC, technology, walls, finishes.
• Earlier renovations of the building date back to 1966, 1928 and 1903
• Cyber student lounge features original bank vault and safety deposit boxes
• Architect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart and Associates; Construction: Winter Construction Company; Renovation project administration: Georgia Building Authority and Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission