Atlanta Names Architect for New $1-Billion Football Stadium
The Georgia World Congress Center Authority has named 360 Architecture, Kansas City, Mo., as the design firm for a proposed $1-billion, operable-roof stadium for the Atlanta Falcons. The GWCCA owns and operates the Georgia Dome. Falcons owner Arthur Blank will fund $800 million of the project's cost, while the city's development authority, Invest Atlanta, will finance the remainder with $200 million in revenue bonds.