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The Swann Building, home of the School of Modern Languages, is located at:

613 Cherry Street
Atlanta, GA 30332
Phone: (404) 894-7327

The Swann Building is adjacent to the Savant Building in the iconographic shadow of Tech Tower.

(Please note: the School has moved back to Swann and is no longer in the O’keefe Building.)

From the North, on I-75/85 S into Atlanta:

Take Exit #249D (North Avenue). At the top of the exit ramp, turn right onto North Avenue. Cross Techwood Drive (the first light) and continue on North Avenue and make a right on Cherry Street. Make a left onto Ferst Drive. Follow Ferst to Visitor Parking A03, the first right after the Student Center Parking Deck A02.

Though there are closer parking areas and metered parking on the streets, the Visitor Parking A03 is the most economical parking area. You will be provided with a time-stamped parking ticket. If "Lot Full" sign is posted, please try the Student Center Deck A02.

From the parking lot, walk out to Ferst Drive and turn left. Follow Ferst Drive to Cherry Street.

The main entrance for the Swann Building is on the opposite side of Cherry St. Please follow the paved path leading from below the Savant-Swann breezeway to the main entrance. The administrative suite in on your left at Swann 116.

From the South, on I-75/85 N into Atlanta:

Take Exit #250 (10th/14th Street). Turn left (west) onto 10th Street at the top of the exit ramp. Continue down 10th Street past Fowler Street and Atlantic Drive, making a left onto State Street. Follow State Street to Ferst Drive. Turn right onto Ferst Drive and continue past the Campus Recreation Center and the light at Means Street. The Vistor Parking A03 should be the first left after the Means Street traffic light and before the Student Center Parking Deck A02.

Though there are closer parking areas and metered parking on the streets, the Visitor Parking A03 is the most economical parking area. You will be provided with a time-stamped parking ticket. If "Lot Full" sign is posted, please try the Student Center Deck A02. From the parking lot, walk out to Ferst Drive and turn left. Follow Ferst Drive to Cherry Street.

The main entrance for the Swann Building is on the opposite side of Cherry St. Please follow the paved path leading from below the Savant-Swann breezeway to the main entrance. The administrative suite in on your left at Swann 116.

Arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport:

Cab:

Take a cab to the corner of North Avenue and Cherry Street (just west of the intersection of North Avenue and Techwood Drive). Cab fare is approximately $30. The Swann Building the building on your immediate right.

MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, light rail system):

Trains take you from the airport baggage claim to the North Avenue station. It is a 20-minute ride. Walk three blocks west on North Avenue to campus or transfer to a bus on route #13 to Tech. Fare is $1.75 one way, and exact change is required (change machines are available at MARTA stations). At the intersection of North Avenue and Fowler Street, ascend the stairs under the archway and take an immediate right. Follow the path to the Student Success Center.