June 7, 2001
A Special Section of
By Brian Baum,
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
By Brian Baum,
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
By Gerry Gerron and Ted Caloger, MulvannyG2 Architecture
By Brad Broberg, Special to the Journal
By Sharon Ducey, Washington State Convention & Trade Center
By Chris Eseman, LMN Architects
By Brian Baum, Washington State Convention & Trade Center
By Linda Willanger, Washington State Convention & Trade Center
By Linda Willanger, Washington State Convention & Trade Center
By Garth Glasco, Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire Inc.
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The view from the new convention center arch facing west toward the Pike Place Market and Puget Sound. Situated four stories above Pike Street, a 90-foot-wide bridge within the arch connects the existing convention center facility with the new expansion to the north.
The photo is by William Stickney.
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When the Washington State Convention & Trade Center completes its two-year expansion project in July, it won’t simply have doubled its exhibition space. The convention center will have also gained a 30-story hotel, a 16-story office building and the future site of the Museum of History and Industry.
In examination of the huge undertaking, the DJC has asked some of the major project participants to contribute articles discussing its noteworthy features. A separate article by DJC contributor Brad Broberg looks at the most controversial element of the expansion project — an arching glass canopy that both attracts stares and blocks views.
-- Jon Silver,
Special Section Editor
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Washington State
Convention & Trade Center expansion |
Architect:
LMN Architects
Structural engineer:
Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire Inc.
Contractor:
Kiewit Construction Co.
Location:
800 Convention Place, Seattle
Start of construction:
May 19, 1999
Completion date:
July 9, 2001
Project budget:
$205,076,200
Notes: Excluded from the project budget are the Elliott Grand Hyatt Seattle hotel (designed by MulvannyG2, developed and built by R.C Hedreen and Co. for $145 million), and the One Convention Place office tower (designed by Callison Architecture, developed by Trammell Crow Co. for $80 million).
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