Georgia Aquarium’s $100M shark exhibit wraps vertical construction

The 1-million-square-foot addition is on track to be people-ready next fall

By Sean Richard Keenan@ThatSeanKeenan Sep 23, 2019, 12:44pm EDT

A glass new structure show in renderings with many people in front of it. — The enhanced entry off Baker Street is designed to keep guests out of the elements.

The ocean’s apex predators are soon to have a new, bigger home at the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere.

Construction officials and City of Atlanta leaders recently celebrated the topping-out of the new $100 million shark exhibit at downtown’s Georgia Aquarium, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

The substantial project is expected to produce a 1-million-square-foot exhibit that will house ~~tiger sharks~~, hammerhead sharks, sand tigers, sandbars, and silvertips.

The four-story development is being constructed at the aquarium’s front entrance, on Baker Street.

A rendering of a curving new blue addition to the Aquarium. — The expansion has bulked up the fish tank’s presence facing Centennial Olympic Park.

Once the shark exhibit is complete, the aquarium will boast seven different galleries showcasing a wide array of aquatic animals, as well as a new entrance and exit, office and retail spaces, and a loading deck.

Led by general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie, with the help of Peckham, Guyton, Albers & Viets Architects, the expansion is slated to wrap in fall 2020.

Have a look at images from an Expansion 2020 promotional video below.