{"423051":{"#nid":"423051","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Benjamin Flowers Weighs In On Atlanta\u0027s New Stadiums","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you live in Atlanta, chances are you have an opinion about the new Braves stadium in Cobb County and the new Falcons stadium in Vine City. From concerns about access to historically impoverished parts of the city to lamentations of changing game-day traditions, Atlantans are still processing the latest moves of their home teams.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Architecture Associate Professor Benjamin Flowers spoke with WABE about this top-of-mind topic.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe combined cost to build the new stadiums is nearly $2 billion, which Flowers said will probably result in buildings that only last a few decades. According to Flowers, both stadiums buck the trend for their respective sports.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFlowers said most NFL stadiums are located outside city centers, in order to accommodate parking needs and tailgating culture -- the Falcons have chosen to stay in an urban location. Conversely, most MLB teams have stadiums in city centers to capitalize on an urban audience, but the Atlanta Braves\u0027 move to Cobb County reflects a fanbase that\u0027s \u0022not primarily young people, not primarily urban,\u0022 Flowers said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/wabe.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net\/post\/atlanta-s-new-stadium-projects-reveal-novel-ideas\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E Read the full story and listen to Flowers\u0027 interview at WABE\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Associate Professor Benjamin Flowers, from the School of Architecture, discusses the unusual situation of Atlanta\u0027s controversial new stadiums."}],"uid":"27803","created_gmt":"2015-07-09 12:09:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:00","author":"Ann Hoevel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-07-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-07-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"423081":{"id":"423081","type":"image","title":"New Braves stadium","body":null,"created":"1449254306","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:38:26","changed":"1475895162","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:42","alt":"New Braves stadium","file":{"fid":"202711","name":"flythrough-rendering12x.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/flythrough-rendering12x_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/flythrough-rendering12x_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":482753,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/flythrough-rendering12x_0.jpg?itok=Rk3fejkY"}}},"media_ids":["423081"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}