New burger joint in Centennial Park, named for the futuristic architectural style of the '50s and '60s inspired by the Space Race, Atomic Age, and rise of automobile culture.
"Googie" refers to the eponymous wife of the owner of a distinctively-styled Los Angeles coffee shop designed by John Lautner in 1949. The use of swooping parabolic and hyperbolic roof canopies, oblique geometries, and bold signage distinguish the style from the more subdued "high" modernism practiced by architects like Neutra, Koenig, van der Rohe, etc. The style embraced commercialism and increasing pace of life in its iconography. Think Jetsons, the Stardust, 1964 New York World's Fair...
Architecture by ai3; not something you see everyday in Atlanta, and a little bit more exciting than other buildings around the park (albeit at a different scale). Unfortunately I didn't get to try the burgers ;)
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