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Two driving factors steered the design.First,there is the issue of bridging the gap between the different socio-economic groups that inhabit the city of Atlanta.This is accomplished by vibrant programmatic elements and an indoor space spilling into an open natural space.Second,is to design a carbon-neutral structure using mass timber that would be free of any columns.It is comprised of an External Truss System with a reinforcing web.There is an Interior Trussesthat is anchored to the elevator cores.Beams attach to the bottom chord and span to perimeter gird that attach to the exterior trusses.