Convention centers

[GRDadof3]

Here are a few of the Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC:

Charlotte's new convention center looks similar to our new Devos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids:

New riverfront Promenade

They also incorporated the Historic Civic Auditorium Foyer into the Ballroom entrance (center right structure):

Was Charlotte's designed by Ellerbe Beckett?

[peaceloveunderstanding]

I don't know, but the Devos looks quite grand. I like it alot. However I don't like how it is named after Devos instead of the city.

[TheBostonian]

Some very interesting convention centers in this thread.

The new South Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in the up and coming South Boston Waterfront

The Hynes Convention Center, well integrated into the Back Bay

[facilities man]

A lot of nice convention centers out there. The Pittsburgh center looks very nice. A little on the small side probably due to the prime center city location. New Orleans has a big center since it was expanded. Orlando's Convention center is absolutely huge. The biggest open space I've seen.

[ctman987]

Connecticut Convention Center is part of the Adrieans Landing project in downtown Hartford. The project is being built on the banks of the CT River. The center is 540,000 square feet with 140,000 square feet of exhibition space, a 40,000 square foot ballroom, 25,000 square feet of prefunction space, and a 20 bay loading dock. The convention center opened on June 2, 2005 and the Marriott Hotel will be openining on Thursday August 25, 2005. Also planned for the site is Front Street a retail and entertainment complex and the CT Center For Science and Exploration (see rendering below) which will be a 144,000 square foot facility.

Connecticut Convention Center and attached Marriott Hotel at Adrieans Landing

409 Room, 22 Story Marriott Hotel at the center

Inside of the center

Inside of the center

Hartford skyline with Convention Center and Marriott hotel in front

View from the Center, the parking lot is the site of the CT Center for Science and Exploration

CT Center for Science and Exploration view from the CT River

Major Convention Centers in MA, RI, CT

Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT (540,000 total square feet, 140,000 square feet of exhibition space, 40,000 square foot ballroom, 25,000 square feet of meeting space in 16 rooms, 20 bay loading dock, 25,000 square feet of prefunction space, attached hotel, civic center/arena 2 blocks away)

Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI (100,000 square foot exhibition hall, 20,000 square foot ballroom, 23 meeting rooms, 10 bay loading dock, prefunction space, attached hotel, civic center/arena next door)

DCU Center in Worcester, MA (100,310 square feet of exhibition space, 22,636 square feet of meeting space in 11 rooms, 12,144 square foot ballroom, part of civic center/arena complex)

MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA (Nearly 60,000 square feet of exhibition space, 15,000 square foot ballroom, 7,000 square feet of prefunction space, 8,352 square feet of meeting space in 5 rooms, attached arena)

John G. Hynes Veterans Convention Center in Boston, MA (193,000 square feet of exhibtion space, 71,644 square feet of meeting space in 38 rooms, 25,000 square foot ballroom, attached hotels)

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, MA (516,000 square feet of exhibition space, 160,000 square feet of meeting space in 82 rooms, 40,020 square foot ballroom, 130,190 square feet of registration space, 140,415 square feet of prefunction space, 52 bay loading dock, attached hotel)

[theSuburbs]

Devos Place in Grand Rapids.

Great architecture!!

[IluvMpls]

Minneapolis Convention Center

[rusthebuss]

Va Beach Convention Center

Virtual Tour of the Hampton Convention Center

[njjeppson]

Fort Worth Convention Center

[cheeriokid61]

Wow, that is so cool. It has some very interesting architecture.

A new convention center proposal was announced for Nashville in the SoBro area. It is expected to have around 1,200,000 square feet!

[sunshine]

Orlando World Center Covention Center

Gaylord Palm

Disney Dolphin & Swan Conevention

[jeffsandiego]

San Diego Convention Center

By the way hi all I am new to urbanplanet and I am already liking it, but where are the San Diego forums?

[Hotlanta]

Atlanta's Convention Center

Looks really modern after the last addition

Winston-Salem's Convention Center

Kind of boring but it gets the job done

[Snowguy716]

This is a PDF format link to the events center being proposed for my city to be completed in fall 2009. The center will include space for conventions along with an ice hockey sheet for Bemidji State University games.

The design looks only to be 1 storey but the ice sheet will be set into a lower level. The idea is not to have a humongous building sitting downtown. They want it to mix in with the existing architecture. Because of its proximity to the railroad tracks and the old train depot (now a museum), it will be in that kind of style.

In order to build it they will be removing a big box retail store built in the 1960s, a fast food restaurant, and several other buildings (that are currently being emptied out). I think it will make the area look much nicer.

http://www.ci.bemidji.mn.us/vertical/Sites...0321F2B9AF}.PDF

[justme]

Here are some European ones I thought I

[it's just dave]

With Nashville looking seriously right now at spending $455 million for a new one, this thread is great for us involved in what would be right for the city. Some of these were a bit depressing, some stunning. But, for us, who are comtemplating 1.2 million sq ft in an area of town that undergoing a massive renaissance and rebuilding, I think the center in Fort Worth gave me hope. We're looking at a truly mixed use center, currently considering residential and entertainment components. The current center is fine for what it is, but Nashville, with a built in tourist draw already, could stand to benefit on a massive scale if we don't have to keep turning large meetings away because of a lack of space downtown. We're looking at two new hotels with a combined 1000 rooms to complement the 750-room Renaissance. It's unnerving, really, to think about that much money for a new downtown center. We do have the Gaylord Resort and CC a few miles from the city center with 300k of exhibit space and nearly 3000 rooms all under one roof, but downtown is the city's entertainment and business centers, so it'll be interesting to see how this all shakes out. Thanks for posting these pictures guys. It gives us much to think about.

[dimebag1980]

rhode islands convention center... in Providence .. not such a great view

The Shreveport Convention Center just opened in January at over 350,000 sq. ft. The basic design of the center is based off the one in Providence (but I perfer the color of the brick on the Providence center.)

This new convention center replaced Shreveport's old 100,000 sq. ft. center, Expo Hall, which is now being used as a soundstage for FX Networks and Disney.

The attached high-rise Hilton hotel shown in the image below is currently under construction.

[NCB]

The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, the second busiest convention center in the country, is about to recieve a 550,000 sq. foot expansion, bringing the total square footage of the convention center to 1.65 million. It will become the 4th largest convention center in the country, moving ahead of the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

Expansion renderings:

[ralncdude]

Here is a live view of the Raleigh, NC Convention Center under construction.

http://earthcam.com/clients/raleigh/index.php

[CtownMikey]

The Shreveport Convention Center just opened in January at over 350,000 sq. ft. The basic design of the center is based off the one in Providence (but I perfer the color of the brick on the Providence center.)

This new convention center replaced Shreveport's old 100,000 sq. ft. center, Expo Hall, which is now being used as a soundstage for FX Networks and Disney.

The attached high-rise Hilton hotel shown in the image below is currently under construction.

Funny, Providence is remodeling it's Holiday in into a Hilton and connecting it to the convention center along with the Westin. The Hilton might also add an approximate 300 ft residential tower to the existing hotel, but anyways

Nice CC

[boricuaso]

NEW CONVENTION CENTER IN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO

A 500 ROOM HOTEL SHERATON IT BEEN BIULD NEXT TO THE CONVENTION CENTER

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[dimebag1980]

^ WOW, that building is one impressive piece of art! What are the square footages of the building, if you know?

[NCB]

I agree, that building looks great! I really like that design.

[krazeeboi]

Now THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is a convention center.

[boricuaso]

not sure if you are talking about the Puerto Rico convention center, but here is some more info about the center..

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Meeting in Puerto Rico will never be the same. The new Puerto Rico Convention Center is the largest in

the Caribbean and the most technologically advanced throughout both the Caribbean and Latin America.

Boasting 580,000 square feet of total space, the Center can accommodate groups of up to 10,000,

in an ideal setting at the gateway to all the Island has to offer. Yes, we're open!

The new Puerto Rico Convention Center is managed by the experienced and knowledgeable team of SMG.

Founded in 1977, SMG is the premier convention center management company in the United States,

having grown to 170 facilities since its inception. These facilities benefit from the company