Fort Worth Convention Center Expansion
Project Sheet
- Project Name
- Fort Worth Convention Center Expansion
- Project Type
- Public Assembly
- Address
- 1201 Houston Street
- City
- Fort Worth
- State
- Texas
- Region
- Texas North
- Date Started
- Jun-00
- Date Completed
- Feb-03
- Owner Name
- City of Fort Worth
- Description
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The first phase of the Fort Worth Convention Center Expansion included a 30,000 SF ballroom, 56,000 SF of exhibit space and 12,500 SF of meeting space. The new amenities and dynamic public spaces bring increased tourism and larger business volumes to the City of Fort Worth. The second phase of the expansion inlcuded 27,000 SF of additional exhibit space, 18,000 SF of meeting space and 100,000 SF of renovation to existing exhibit space. The Fort Worth Convention Center features a grand facade of mulit-colored brick, custom carpets, a star tower and a terrazzo belt buckle - the distiguishing centerpiece of the south lobby.
- Size
- 247,000 SF
- Architect
- HOK and Carter Burgess
- Business Segment
- Program Management