http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/06/the-plans-for-the-crazy-falcons-stadium-were-approved/
The crazy new Falcons stadium you might have seen plans for? Well, they might actually be building this thing.
Team officials and the architecture firm presented design plans to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority on Monday, and the plans were approved. Approved.
The Falcons still need to find the land to build the stadium on and there are a million other hoops to jump through, but having the plans approved by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority–the organization that oversees the downtown Atlanta convention center and stadiums–is a promising step forward.
Architects from 360 Architecture, the architecture firm working with the team on the designs, were quick to point out that this is only a plan, and the actual construction of the stadium could result in something that looks quite different.
Some highlights:
A retractable roof that somehow removes a side of the stadium so that you can see the city skyline. How is this possible? Who knows?!
The sides of the structure appear to be somewhat translucent. No idea what the material is, but it appears to be overlaid on some kind of metal skeleton. Awesome.
There is a giant, 360-degree, LED Twitter feed going around the top of the stadium. Because why not.