The city is home to 400,000 people, Fortune 500 companies, banks, and industry, as well as famous corporate residents CNN and Coca-Cola. Famous citizens included civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born in Atlanta, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Margaret Mitchell, who also set her epic novel, "Gone With The Wind" in the city.
Atlanta's place as the leading city of the Southeast is firmly established. It is this leadership and innovation that is reflected in the hvac design of three major buildings - a renovation, new construction, and an expansion - that represent the spirit of the south: The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta; Philips Arena, home of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks; and the site of the 2001 AHR Expo, the Georgia World Congress Center.