Georgia marble continues to be a mainstay on college campus
The use of Georgia marble for the School of Medicine building is in keeping with a long-standing tradition on campus. The new structure seamlessly connects the identical Anatomy and Physiology buildings that date back to 1917, two years after Emory University was founded. Their marble exteriors, designed in a calico pattern, gleam and show no signs of weathering after 90 years.
After Emory was founded in 1915, architect Henry Hornbostel of New York set out to create a “natural garden” campus that would complement the surrounding landscape of Druid Hills. The neighborhood reminded Hornbostel of an Italian hill town, and he designed the buildings with this thought in mind.