Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
1996 Atlanta venue with one of the largest rooftop solar arrays of its time
Overview
The Georgia Tech pool hosted 1996 Olympic swimming and diving under a roof fitted with a large photovoltaic array, then a novelty in sports architecture. The center continued as a university and community facility with a 50 m pool and diving well. Atlanta showed the convertible campus venue model for swimming.
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