CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS











         As   independent   public   accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  of our reports included or incorporated by reference in this Form
10-K,  into Cousins  Properties  Incorporated's  previously  filed  Registration
Statements File No. 33-41927, 33-56787, 33-60350 and 333-12031.







                                           ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP










Atlanta, Georgia
March 24, 1997