Phoenix Convention Center
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The original convention center and its 1985 addition were placed on large plazas elevated five feet above the surrounding street level. As a result, the facility felt disconnected from the urban core of the city.
The new Phoenix Convention Center would change all that. The city's urban edges and formal city street grids guided the urban planning of the replacement facility. With access on all four sides of the building, and with meeting spaces at street level, the building engages pedestrians from all directions.
The convention center’s design captures the intense colors and forms of the Southwestern expanse. Shading structures reach out and hang over public streets. Grooved stone stair towers, representing natural desert spires rising from the landscape, give pedestrians the sensation of walking into a canyon.
The facility has not only been symbolic of a city’s rise, it’s become a functional and desirable gathering space for Phoenix and the guests it hosts. Since the renovation, the Phoenix Convention Center’s revenue has increased 46%.
The thoughtful configuration of the building also makes it possible to sustainably accommodate nearly two million square feet of space in the urban core. In addition to water, energy and waste efficiency considerations, a Green Housekeeping Program has been a catalyst for educating convention center visitors on the merits of sustainability efforts.
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