Project Team: HOK Architects, New South McCarthy Synergy

Owner: HJAIA

Services: QA/QC, Monitoring

Materials + Systems: Steel structure, fritted ETFE cushions

Photos by ATL Next

The 864-foot canopies will be made of steel frames that support two-layer sheets of transparent rubber, inflated like “bubbles”, better known as ETFE pillows. They are covered with silvery dots that partially shield the sun while still exposing daylight.