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SERVICES PROVIDED |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
Master Planning
Owner’s Authorized Representative
Design and Construction Management
PROJECT COST
$514.7 Million
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The Orange County Convention Center opened in 1983 with approximately 177,000 square feet of exhibition and meeting room space. Four years later, the convention center began second phase expansions adding a combined 345,856-square-feet, more than doubling the size of exhibition space and meeting rooms. ZHA provided owner's representative services for the first two expansions and prepared the master plan for the further development of the site that would be necessary to keep Orlando competitive as a major convention destination.
ZHA continued as general consultant for expansion Phases Three and Four, managing design and construction. Phase Three added 383,400-square-feet of exhibit space, 146,216 square feet of meeting room space and a 2,643-seat theater. Phase Four was completed in 1996, bringing the total square footage of exhibition space to 1.095 million and meeting room space to 313,140 square feet.
The Center currently is one of the 10 largest convention centers in the United States. More than 5.4 million convention delegates have visited the center in the last 15 years. The Phase Five expansion, completed in 2003, has doubled the size of the existing facilities.
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