Posted May 24, 2019, 4:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Suburbia
Stampede / BMO Centre upgrades:
- As mentioned before, the soon to be revealed upgrades (with more upgrades coming) for the Big4 create a new large event space, but also increase exhibition bandwidth
- Next would be addition of Hall F, adding more exhibition bandwidth
- With Big4 upgraded and Hall F added, demo can start on the corral and Hall A
- Hall A and the Corral will be replaced by 130,000sf adding to Halls B and C, creating a primary hall that is 230,000sf contiguous, with DEF being a second large hall at 150,000sf.
- Above the new portion will be two more levels, including a 50,000sf banquet hall, and then multiple additional convention centre style rooms / spaces
- On site and connected/integrated would be a new hotel - RFP has gone out for a 600 room facility, which would be the largest hotel in the city
- The project would also allow for then 17th Avenue to be extended through the grounds and additional road / pedestrian infrastructure
- The complex, once complete, would be the second largest convention centre in Canada
The above represents just a portion of the project, and for the east half of the core, it represents continued investment and massive "true" revitalization, building on the 4th street underpass, library and national music centre. The addition of an arena to this equation would be absolutely spectacular and a win-win, as the arena would be able to leverage all of the expansion and revitalization that just an arena can never bring to an area. It would also create a pathway to massive international events, should there be a decision to go that way.
Pretty exciting stuff!
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Glad that what I had shared back in 2017 is slowly being revealed more broadly now.
Stantec, Populous and S2 Architecture chosen to plan and design doubling of convention centre's size
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...pede-1.5146757
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"When the expansion is completed in 2024, BMO Centre will have more than doubled its current rentable space, with nearly one million square feet of total floor space — making it the second-largest facility of its kind in the country," said Dana Peers, president of the Calgary Stampede.
Work got underway in the spring to construct an additional space, known as Hall F, to help reduce the disruption of the planned expansion.
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Stantec-Populous-S2 Team selected as Primary Consultants for the BMO Centre Expansion
https://area-info.net/stantec-populo...tre-expansion/
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Stantec will act as the Calgary-based prime consultant and Architect of
Record (AOR), Populous will be the architectural design lead, and S2
Architecture will lead the construction administration team.
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Populous is a global architecture and design firm that designs the
places where people love to be together, like Yankee Stadium, the London
Olympics, and the Super Bowl. Over the last 36 years, the firm has
designed more than 3,000 projects worth $40 billion across the world’s
top cities, including working with more than 50 convention center
clients over the last 20 years. Designs for places like ICC Sydney, Los
Angeles Convention Center, Anaheim Convention Center and George R Brown
Convention Center create emotional connections between people and the
civic, sports and entertainment places and events they love best.
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Populous designed convention and exhibition centres
https://populous.com/portfolio#conve...ibitioncenters
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That second photo is amazing.
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