Public Mural at 55 Peachtree Street SW
At 55 Peachtree Street SW in South Downtown Atlanta, Brianna Gardocki painted Atlanta In Motion in partnership with Living Walls. The project was produced as Atlanta prepared for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, when new public artworks were being created across the city for both visitors and residents.
The mural sits near Five Points MARTA Station, one of Atlanta’s most active transit points. Brianna’s design responds to that location with a MARTA-inspired train moving across the building. Through the train windows, the mural shows glimpses of the people, references, and everyday moments that make the city feel alive.
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Project Snapshot
Artist: Brianna Gardocki
Project: Atlanta In Motion
Partner: Living Walls
Photo Credits: Angel Parrilla
Location: 55 Peachtree Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia
Project Type: Exterior public mural
Completed: 2026
Services: Mural design, public art, exterior mural painting
The Project Goal
Living Walls asked artists to think beyond the World Cup moment. The murals were created in preparation for a global event, but they were also expected to remain part of Atlanta’s daily visual landscape after the crowds left.
For this South Downtown site, the challenge was to create a mural that made sense at a major point of arrival. The wall sits near Peachtree Street and Five Points MARTA Station, where people are constantly moving through the center of the city. The artwork needed to be easy to read from the street, tied to the site, and detailed enough to reward people who pass it often.
The Design Approach
Brianna used a subtle MARTA reference as the structure for the mural. The train became a visual metaphor for Atlanta: a city shaped by movement, connection, and the many different people who pass through it.
The train windows gave the mural a way to hold multiple city references inside one larger image. The final design includes scenes connected to Atlanta culture, education, the FIFA World Cup, a peach, a playful conductor cat, green canopy imagery, and daily life in the city.
From a distance, the mural reads as one bright train moving across the building. Up close, the individual windows reveal smaller scenes. That shift in scale matters for this site because the mural is seen in different ways: quickly by car, slowly on foot, and repeatedly by people who move through South Downtown every day.
Developing the Final Design
During the design process, Brianna refined the mural to make the transit reference clearer and strengthen the Atlanta-specific details. Diagonal motion lines were added to help the train read more immediately as moving across the wall.
Two window scenes were also revised. One became an education-focused reference, represented through a college-aged student. Another became a green canopy scene with a subtle skyline, connecting the mural to Atlanta’s trees and built environment.
Those revisions helped the design feel more specific to the site. The mural still reads clearly from far away, but the details give people more to notice when they are close to the wall.
A Mural Built for South Downtown
The site shaped the mural from the start. Located near Five Points MARTA Station and Peachtree Street, the wall sits in one of Atlanta’s active points of movement. People encounter it while walking through South Downtown, driving through the intersection, or riding MARTA past the building.
That transit context made the train-inspired design more than a visual motif. It connected the mural to how people actually move through the area. During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, that visibility also gave the work a role in the experience of visitors arriving in Atlanta by public transportation.
Brianna’s design uses strong color, clean shapes, and a composition that wraps the corner of the building. From a distance, the mural reads quickly as a moving train. Up close, the window scenes give viewers more to notice as they pass the site again.
The Finished Mural
The completed mural gives 55 Peachtree Street SW a stronger presence in South Downtown. The blue background and train structure make the wall easy to recognize from the street, while the individual panels give viewers a reason to look closer.
For visitors arriving during a major international event, Atlanta In Motion offers an immediate image of the city as active and creative. For residents, commuters, and workers, it adds a lasting piece of public art to a route many people already know.
The finished work shows how a mural can respond to a public art prompt, a specific wall, and the daily life around it. It connects to Atlanta’s transit culture while giving the building a visual identity of its own.
Related Coverage
Atlanta In Motion was included in local coverage of Atlanta’s public art activity surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including ArtsATL’s roundup of World Cup murals, Fox 5 Atlanta’s coverage of the citywide mural initiative, and AJC’s guide to the 21 murals welcoming World Cup visitors.
Public Murals for Cities, Districts, and Community Spaces
Brianna Gardocki creates custom murals for public spaces, businesses, and community-facing environments. Her work is developed around the site, the people who will encounter it, and the goals behind the project.
Planning a public mural for a city, district, business, or shared space? Brianna can help create artwork that fits the wall and the audience it serves.
