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Vancouver Convention Centre West, Canada : Architecture
Development by LMN Architects + DA/MCM in Canada
8 Nov 2017 + 16 Feb 2010
Vancouver Convention Centre – Award
Design: LMN Architects + DA/MCM
LMN Architects-designed Vancouver Convention Centre West becomes first Double LEED Platinum certified convention center

photo Courtesy of LMN Architects
Vision

The world?s first double LEED Platinum convention center, Vancouver Convention Centre West fully integrates the urban ecosystem at the intersection of a vibrant downtown core and one of the most spectacular natural ecosystems in North America. The culmination of two decades of planning and redevelopment for its waterfront neighborhood, the project weaves together architecture, interior architecture, and urban design in a unified whole that functions literally as a living part of both the city and the harbor.
photos : Nic Lehoux
Site and Program

The extensive and complex program encompasses at once a single building and a new urban district. Occupying a former brownfield site on the downtown waterfront, the development is approximately 14 acres on land and 8 acres over water, with 1 million square feet of convention space, 90,000 square feet of retail space, 450 parking stalls, and 400,000 square feet of walkways, bikeways, public open space, and plazas. The public realm extends through and around the site including a waterfront promenade fe...