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ATLANTA — The Durham, N.C.-based architecture firm The Freelon Group has been selected to partner with Atlanta-based HOK to serve as the architect of record for the $125 million Center for Civil & Human Rights. The 100,000-square-foot property, located at the intersection of Ivan Allen Boulevard and Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta, will feature museum exhibits spanning from the pre-Civil Rights days to the modern struggle for equal opportunity. The Freelon Group’s design was picked by the center’s board of directors from a finalist panel of five renderings. The selection took into account functionality, aesthetics, cost and public feedback. Groundbreaking is scheduled for this winter, and the center will open in 2012.