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| type = Private
| company_type = Private
| fate = merged
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| Predecessor = Finch Barnes and Paschal<br />Alexander and Rothschild
| predecessor = Finch Barnes and Paschal<br />Alexander and Rothschild
| successor = Rosser Fabrap International
| successor = [[Rosser International]]
| foundation = 1958
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| defunct = 1984
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[[Image:Coca-ColaHQ.jpg|thumb|The [[Coca-Cola headquarters]] in Atlanta, Georgia, designed by FABRAP and completed in 1979.]]
[[Image:Coca-ColaHQ.jpg|thumb|The [[Coca-Cola headquarters]] in Atlanta, Georgia, designed by FABRAP and completed in 1979.]]
'''FABRAP''', or '''Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild and Paschal''', was an architectural firm founded in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] in 1958. They specialized in sports [[stadium]]s, and developed the headquarters for several major Atlanta businesses.<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite web | last = Craig | first = Robert M. | title = FABRAP: Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild, and Pascal | work = The New Georgia Encyclopedia | publisher = Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press | date = 2007-12-14 | url = http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1073 | accessdate = 2008-05-10}}</ref>
'''FABRAP''', or '''Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild and Paschal''', was an architectural firm founded in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] in 1958. They specialized in sports [[stadium]]s, and developed the headquarters for several major Atlanta businesses.<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite web | last = Craig | first = Robert M. | title = FABRAP: Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild, and Pascal | work = The New Georgia Encyclopedia | publisher = Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press | date = 2007-12-14 | url = http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1073 | accessdate = 2008-05-10 | archive-date = 2012-02-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120207191203/http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1073 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 1948 [[James H. "Bill" Finch]] and Miller Barnes, two [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] graduates, 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 1958 [[Cecil Alexander]] and Bernard Rothschild joined the firm to create FABRAP. FABRAP embraced the [[International style (architecture)|International style]] popular at the time.<ref name=encyclopedia/>
In 1948 [[James H. "Bill" Finch]] and Miller Barnes, two [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] graduates, 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 1958 [[Cecil Alexander (architect)|Cecil Alexander]] and Bernard "Rocky" Rothschild joined the firm to create FABRAP. FABRAP embraced the [[International style (architecture)|International style]] popular at the time.<ref name=encyclopedia/>


FABRAP partnered with [[Heery and Heery]], another major Atlanta architecture firm, in 1965 to develop the [[Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium]]. Following the quick completion of this stadium, the partnership gained a large business in developing sports facilities, including the $45 million [[Riverfront Stadium]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] in 1970. FABRAP was hired and partnered with other firms to develop the headquarters for [[2 Peachtree Street|First National Bank]] in 1966, [[Coca-Cola headquarters|Coca-Cola]] in 1979, and [[AT&T Midtown Center|Southern Bell]] in 1982.<ref name=encyclopedia/>
FABRAP partnered with [[Heery International|Heery and Heery]], another major Atlanta architecture firm, in 1965 to develop the [[Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium]]. Following the quick completion of this stadium, the partnership gained a large business in developing sports facilities, including the $45 million [[Riverfront Stadium]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] in 1970. FABRAP was hired and partnered with other firms to develop the headquarters for [[2 Peachtree Street|First National Bank]] in 1966, [[Coca-Cola headquarters|Coca-Cola]] in 1979, and [[AT&T Midtown Center|Southern Bell]] in 1982.<ref name=encyclopedia/>


In 1984 FABRAP merged with Atlanta engineering firm Rosser White Hobbs Davidson McClellan Kelly to form Rosser Fabrap International. In 1993 the firm was renamed Rosser International.<ref name=encyclopedia/><ref>{{cite web | title = our history | publisher = Rosser International Inc | url = http://www.rosser.com/site.html | format = timeline | accessdate = 2008-05-10}}</ref>
In 1984 FABRAP merged with Atlanta engineering firm Rosser White Hobbs Davidson McClellan Kelly to form Rosser Fabrap International. In 1993 the firm was renamed [[Rosser International]].<ref name=encyclopedia/><ref>{{cite web | title = our history | publisher = Rosser International Inc | url = http://www.rosser.com/site.html | format = timeline | access-date = 2008-05-10 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080514012701/http://www.rosser.com/site.html | archive-date = 2008-05-14 | df = }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.rosser.com/ Rosser], website of the predecessor firm
*[http://www.rosser.com/ Rosser], website of the successor firm


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Latest revision as of 05:00, 27 March 2024

FABRAP
Company typePrivate
IndustryArchitecture
PredecessorFinch Barnes and Paschal
Alexander and Rothschild
Founded1958
Defunct1984
Fatemerged
SuccessorRosser International
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
Productsstadiums, headquarters, homes
The Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, designed by FABRAP and completed in 1979.

FABRAP, or Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild and Paschal, was an architectural firm founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1958. They specialized in sports stadiums, and developed the headquarters for several major Atlanta businesses.[1]

History

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In 1948 James H. "Bill" Finch and Miller Barnes, two Georgia Institute of Technology graduates, 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 1958 Cecil Alexander and Bernard "Rocky" Rothschild joined the firm to create FABRAP. FABRAP embraced the International style popular at the time.[1]

FABRAP partnered with Heery and Heery, another major Atlanta architecture firm, in 1965 to develop the Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium. Following the quick completion of this stadium, the partnership gained a large business in developing sports facilities, including the $45 million Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1970. FABRAP was hired and partnered with other firms to develop the headquarters for First National Bank in 1966, Coca-Cola in 1979, and Southern Bell in 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 renamed Rosser International.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Craig, 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 from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  2. ^ "our history". Rosser International Inc. Archived from the original (timeline) on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
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  • Rosser, website of the successor firm
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