February 07 2012
New Convention Center Renderings Released
New renderings of the soon-to-be renovated Los Angeles Convention Center were released late last week. The renderings presented by architectural firm Populous, show the replacement of the old West Hall of the convention center, and the extension of the building towards the location of Farmers Field.
Los Angeles Convention Center general manager and CEO Pouria Abbassi went into further detail about the planned renovations and expansions:
The Los Angeles Convention Center modernization component of the event center development project will replace the four decade old West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center with a modern facility contiguous with the South Hall exhibition space.
He also discussed the benefits these changes will have towards attracting top national events and conventions:
The flexibility and efficiency inherent in contiguous exhibit hall design is considered an attractive feature to event organizers and planners.
The new LACOEX (short for L.A. convention center and exhibition hall) will have a total of 1.7 million gross square feet. The state-of-the-art facility will propel Los Angeles to #5 in U.S. convention centers, compared to #15 now.
Check out a couple of the new renderings and the new convention center floor plan below:
And watch our video on the new Convention Center for another look at the benefits it will have on downtown Los Angeles.
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