Education
Finch graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1936 with a Bachelor of Science Architecture.
Finch graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1936 with a Bachelor of Science Architecture.
Finch was also a retired United States Marine Lieutenant Colonel. He saw combat on Iwo Jima and was, at one part in the epic battle, Executive Officer of the battalion in the 28th Regiment which raised the flag on Mount Suribachi. He also saw service in the Korean War.
Known as a modernist, in a city, he also disliked excessive parking lots and unburied wires.
Major projects he had a hand in include Atlanta Stadium (1965), Five Points MARTA station (1979), Coca-Cola headquarters (1980) and BellSouth tower (1982).