FABRAP,orFinch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild and Paschal,was an architectural firm founded inAtlanta, Georgiain 1958. They specialized in sportsstadiums,and developed the headquarters for several major Atlanta businesses.[1]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture |
| Predecessor | Finch Barnes and Paschal Alexander and Rothschild |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Defunct | 1984 |
| Fate | merged |
| Successor | Rosser International |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Products | stadiums, headquarters, homes |
History
editIn 1948James H. "Bill" Finchand Miller Barnes, twoGeorgia Institute of Technologygraduates, joined to form architectural firm Finch and Barnes. Caraker Paschal, also a Georgia Tech graduate, became a partner in 1957 to form Finch Barnes and Paschal. In 1958Cecil Alexanderand Bernard "Rocky" Rothschild joined the firm to create FABRAP. FABRAP embraced theInternational stylepopular at the time.[1]
FABRAP partnered withHeery and Heery,another major Atlanta architecture firm, in 1965 to develop theAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium.Following the quick completion of this stadium, the partnership gained a large business in developing sports facilities, including the $45 millionRiverfront StadiuminCincinnati, Ohioin 1970. FABRAP was hired and partnered with other firms to develop the headquarters forFirst National Bankin 1966,Coca-Colain 1979, andSouthern Bellin 1982.[1]
In 1984 FABRAP merged with Atlanta engineering firm Rosser White Hobbs Davidson McClellan Kelly to form Rosser Fabrap International. In 1993 the firm was renamedRosser International.[1][2]
References
edit- ^abcdCraig, Robert M. (2007-12-14)."FABRAP: Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild, and Pascal".The New Georgia Encyclopedia.Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-02-07.Retrieved2008-05-10.
- ^"our history".Rosser International Inc. Archived fromthe original(timeline)on 2008-05-14.Retrieved2008-05-10.
External links
edit- Rosser,website of the successor firm