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Spokane 2015

Spokane Convention Center Expansion A Special Feature of DJC.COM March 19, 2015

Photo courtesy of the Spokane Public Facilities District Download a PDF of the special section here. A convention center that takes you to the river Outdoor patios and a rooftop terrace make the most of the convention center’s riverside setting. By JEFF WARNER and RAFAEL VIÑOLY-MENENDEZ ALSC Architects and LMN Architects Glass walls open to bring the outdoors in The ground-floor ballroom has walls that open up to the riverside. By RAFAEL VIÑOLY-MENENDEZ and JEFF WARNER LMN Architects and ALSC Architects Massive steel trusses support convention center roof The largest truss is about as long as a Boeing 747 — and was nearly as complicated to assemble. By CALEB HEERINGA DCI Engineers

Photo by David Elms/ALSC Architects Fast facts Location: 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Size: 90,000 square feet What’s in it: Exhibit space, ballroom, reception area, meeting rooms Total cost: $55 million Design-build contract: $41 million Groundbreaking: July 2013 Opened: Feb. 24 What’s next: • 15-story, 716-room Grand Hotel Spokane will open in June • $1.5 million skywalk to the Marriott is nearly complete The team Owner/developer: Spokane Public Facilities District Prime architect: ALSC Architects Design architect: LMN Architects General contractor: Garco Construction Civil/structural engineer: DCI Engineers Mechanical/electrical engineer: MW Engineers Landscape architect: Land Expressions Lighting design: HLB Lighting Code consultant: Howe Consulting Photo courtesy of the Spokane Public Facilities District By the numbers 75 feet: Distance from the water’s edge 100: Workers on site each day at peak times 550: New windows 1,300: Tons of structural steel used 6,700: Cubic yards of concrete 13,000 square feet: Green roof size 20,000 square feet: Additional exhibit space

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Special section team Section editor: Jon Silver Section design: Jeffrey Miller Web design: Lisa Lannigan Advertising: Matt Brown