Atlanta Fulton County Central Library
- Architects
- Marcel Breuer Hamilton P. Smith
- Year
- 1980
- Style
- Brutalism
- City
- Atlanta, GA
The Atlanta Fulton County Central Library, completed in 1980, was designed by Marcel Breuer with Hamilton P. Smith, downtown Atlanta's only commission by Breuer in Georgia. Built in the Brutalist style, it is considered a textbook exemplar of the idiom and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
the style
The library is built in the Brutalist style, and is regarded as a textbook exemplar of that idiom.
More on Brutalismthe architect
Marcel Breuer designed the library with Hamilton P. Smith. It was Breuer's only commission in Georgia.
significance
The Atlanta Fulton County Central Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Rhodes-Haverty Building
- Winecoff Hotel
- Candler Building
- Loew's Grand Theatre
- Leyden House
- Flatiron Building