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March 4th, 2009
Tour of the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
On March 4th, forty of
our Club members were given a tour of the new Vancouver Convention
Centre. The tour was lead by the Project Manager, David Walker.
Built over land and
water on some 1,000 piles, the expansion will be completed in Spring
2009. In 2010, the VCEC will be home to the 2010 Olympic Games
media and broadcast centres. In order to ensure that the expansion
and the existing convention center facility are fully integrated, a
glass-walled connector walkway will link the facilities, providing
delegates with exceptional harbour views as well as a seamless
transition. Featuring floor-to-ceiling glass throughout the
expansion, the project will also include a six-acre living roof, one
of the largest of its kind in the world. This unique ecosystem is
one of many environmental innovations included in the expansion.
The 335,000 square feet
of new convention facility space will be added to the existing
133,000 square feet, for a combined total of 468,000 square feet of
meeting, exhibition, ballroom and plenary theatre space. The
overall facility will have a gross area of 1.1 million square feet,
including meeting space, support space, parking, and areas for
retail activity and loading.
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