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Irving Convention Center

The New Irving Convention Center in Las Colinas

As of June of 2010, the building's construction is on schedule to be completed in Novmeber of 2010. Las Colinas is a master-planned community within the city of Irving which is home to many corporations and film studios as well as up-scale retail and living. Irving is a city between Dallas and Fort Worth...


Construction photo of copper installation.

Rendering view from the mezzanine.

Expected completion date: November 2010

Owner: City of Irving/Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau
Owners Project Manager: Beck Group
Architect: RMJM Hillier Architecture
Construction Manager: Austin Commercial
Structural Engineer: Datum Engineers
MEP Engineer: Vanderweil
Civil Engineer: Jacobs Carter Burgess
Operators: SMG Worldwide

Complex steel structure as well as pier foundation system.  Some of the spans are in excess of 150 feet.  The main convention floor is spanned by a combination of 3 catenery trusses and one arch truss that are approximately 1 1/2 stories, extending into the partitions walls of the third floor. The concept is a box on top of a box with the upper level rotated approximately 20 degrees.  Additionally, the terrace on the second level over the main entrance is supported by two cantilevered trusses.  The skin of the building is a combination of glass and perforated copper.