By Gray Chapman
SCAD recently purchased the former WXIA building on
According to the press release, SCAD-Atlanta’s acquisition of the WXIA building was “to significantly expand the university’s film and digital media programs in the heart of
Built in 1950, the building has been continuously updated over the decades to include the latest broadcast equipment. The building includes high-definition broadcast capability, with multiple-camera HD studios. Green-screen labs, one multi-level, will enable students to layer their film, television, animation, or gaming works. There is also an alternative methods lab, to be used for stop-motion, multi-plane and cutout animation. State-of-the-art game studies labs and sound design labs will also be available to students.