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28-623: The Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) is a convention center located in Downtown Columbus, Ohio , United States , along the east side of North High Street . The convention center was predominantly designed by Peter Eisenman , constructed in 1993, and expanded in 1999 and again in 2016. Venue management company ASM Global oversees day-to-day operations of the 1.8-million-square-foot (170,000 m) facility, including 447,000 square feet (41,500 m) of exhibit space, three ballrooms, and 75 meeting rooms. The convention center

56-418: A $ 125 million renovation in 2015. A new 1,000-room hotel was first proposed in 2015 by Experience Columbus. In 2016, Columbus bid on hosting Democratic and Republican National Conventions , losing both. In 2017, the organization commissioned a "Hotel and Development Study" and found the city has fewer hotel rooms within a 10-minute walk of the convention center than other locations. The survey recommended

84-527: A convention center. In Francophone countries, the term is palais des congrès (such as the Palais des Congrès de Paris ) or centre des congrès (such as the Centre des congrès de Quebec). The original convention centers or halls were in castles and palaces . Originally a hall in a castle would be designed to allow a large group of lords, knights and government officials to attend important meetings with

112-409: A national award for the work performed, which included challenging indoor concrete pours at the site where crews needed to remove the concrete and dig underground to locate the actual point where the water line broke. In 2014, plans to renovate the building for a cost of $ 125 million began to take shape. Renovations included the interior of the building, expansion, and total redesign of the north end of

140-577: A redesigned 26-story tower. The hotel tower broke ground in August 2019. It was designed by architectural firm Cooper Carry . The tower is the tallest building built in Columbus in over 15 years. It was built at a cost of $ 264.5 million, an increase from the $ 220 million announced when construction began. Costs added with the rooftop bar and restaurant, additional meeting room and ballroom space, and with adjustments to meet market conditions. The tower

168-463: A rooftop lounge, Stories on High, and a grab & go market. It also includes a 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m ) ballroom. The rooftop bar is the highest-up of any in the city. The first Hilton building, completed in 2012, has a brick-and-glass facade to integrate with the surrounding neighborhood and connects to the convention center through a skywalk. It was designed by HOK and Moody Nolan . The second Hilton building, completed in 2022, has

196-400: A terra cotta cladding and high-performance glass to integrate with the first building and provide energy efficiency. The use of glass allows for ample natural light in public and event spaces. The building was designed by Cooper Carry and Meyers + Associates Architecture with interiors by Jeffrey Beers. In 2008, Experience Columbus, the convention and visitors bureau, began to recognize that

224-628: The Hyatt Regency or the Hilton Columbus Downtown to meet the need of a 1,000-room hotel for convention-center area lodging, estimating $ 22.5 million a year in direct spending. In 2018, the city announced the expansion of the Hilton Columbus Downtown which would add 468 rooms for a total of 1,000 rooms. Architects of the building, Peter Eisenman and Richard Trott, were selected through an international design competition. Dan Graveline, an expert on convention centers, consulted on

252-466: The adjoining Greater Columbus Convention Center . The hotel is the largest in Ohio, with 1,000 rooms, since completion of its tower. The tower connects to the older portion of the hotel by a sky bridge. The new building includes several restaurants, bars, and 463 guest rooms. The main restaurant, called FYR, has two stories, featuring live-fire cooking and local products. It is joined by a lobby bar, Spark,

280-431: The break traveled under the building and surfaced within the facility. Once structural engineers inspected the facility and deemed it structurally sound, water removal and restoration efforts began, which involved 150 people, 600 carpet blowers and 75 water extractors. Damage within the facility was aesthetic in nature, requiring primarily the replacement of carpeting and drywall in some areas. The restoration company received

308-709: The building's nontraditional design would be a selling point. Owned and developed by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, the GCCC embarked on a full-scale exterior and interior renovation in 2015 that was completed in 2017. As part of the expansion nearly 37,000 square feet of exhibit space and 10,000 square feet of two-level meeting space was added. The venue currently has 447,000 square feet of exhibit space, 75 meeting rooms and 114,000 square feet of ballroom space, including 74,000-square-foot Battelle Grand, known as

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336-417: The building's plans. The station's demolition faced criticism from agencies and the public, with little to no news of the demolition publicized until it occurred, and the demolition followed improper procedures. Funding construction remained an issue and Battelle Memorial Institute stepped in with a large donation and appointed Batelle official Clyde Tipton Jr. to lead the project. The groundbreaking ceremony

364-404: The building, including the main hall, might collapse due to structural failure. It was soon determined, however, that the building was not in any danger. The SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center reopened for business as usual the morning after successfully restoring the north facility to regular conditions in the aftermath of a 16-inch water-main rupture at Swan and High Streets. Water from

392-427: The building. The facade of the building along a three-block stretch of High Street alternates masonry and glass cladding and is broken up in 11 segments. The interior concourse has a zigzagging path that breaks up its length and creates the illusion of height through skylights, overhead footbridges and suspended ceilings.Executive Director of the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, Claire S. Hazucha, felt that

420-549: The center and GCCC. In 1999, a $ 77 million expansion began. The 250,000 square feet expansion to the building was completed in 2001 at the cost of $ 85 million. More parking was created along with a renovations of amenities and the south building. Early January 9, 2008, a 1930s-era water main broke and flooded the entire length of the Main Hall. Officials from the Columbus Division of Fire were concerned that part of

448-479: The center. The renovations were completed in July 2017. In 2008, Experience Columbus, the convention and visitors bureau, began to recognize that the city was at a competitive disadvantage due to the lack of hotel rooms which put the city at danger of losing new and old business at GCCC. In 2010, ground was broken for the publicly financed, 532-room Hilton Columbus Downtown to help meet the growing demand for events at

476-728: The city was at a competitive disadvantage due to the lack of hotel rooms which put the city at danger of losing new and old business at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. In 2010, ground was broken for the publicly financed, 532-room Hilton Columbus Downtown to help meet the growing demand for events at the convention center. It opened in 2012 with a 250-piece art collection, with a cost of about $ 2 million. The artwork features Ohio-based artists, including Queen Brooks , Ann Hamilton , Aminah Robinson , George Bellows , Emerson Burkhart , Milton Caniff , Alice Schille and James Thurber . The hotel underwent

504-402: The competition included Acock Schlegel Architects, Michael Graves , John E. Foster and Associates and Holt Hinshaw Pfau Jones, and Homer Tritt Associates and Arup . Eisenman's design was seen as exciting to the jury and reminiscent of the railroad tracks the building was to be built on. Its avant-garde design of the building was also intended as a lure for conventions and trade shows and anchor

532-415: The convention center. It opened in 2012 and underwent a $ 125 million renovation in 2015. In 2016, Columbus bid on hosting Democratic and Republican National Conventions , losing both. In 2017, Experience Columbus commissioned a "Hotel and Development Study" and found the city has fewer hotel rooms within a 10-minute walk of the convention center than other locations. The survey recommended the expansion of

560-405: The expansion of the Hyatt Regency or the Hilton Columbus Downtown to meet the need of a 1,000-room hotel for convention-center area lodging, estimating $ 22.5 million a year in direct spending. In March 2018, county officials first proposed a 22-story, 300-foot tower with 468 rooms, creating a 1,000-room hotel. The project would cost $ 165 million. By August of that year, new plans were released with

588-605: The king. A more ancient tradition would have the king or lord decide disputes among his people. These administrative actions would be done in the great hall and would exhibit the wisdom of the king as judge to the general populace. One of the most famous convention center debacles happened in France on June 20, 1789. King Louis XVI locked a group known as the Third Estate out of the meeting hall in Versailles. This led to

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616-1015: The largest multipurpose ballroom in Ohio. The Union Station Ballroom measures 25,000 square feet, while the Short North Ballroom offers 15,000 square feet of space. The four contiguous exhibit halls encompass 373,000 square feet. Convention center A convention center ( American English ; or conference centre in British English ) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention , where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees. Very large venues, suitable for major trade shows , are sometimes known as exhibition halls . Convention centers typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls , lecture halls , meeting rooms , and conference rooms . Some large resort area hotels include

644-557: The project by creating the GCCC functional diagram to which the design was created. The building was Eisenman's first civic commission and his second commission in Columbus (the first being the Wexner Center for the Arts ). The large exhibition space is the feature of the building with meeting rooms coming off its side. The simple plan, color-coding sections of the building and carpeting aided by wayfinding help guest to easily navigate

672-632: The revitializing Short North neighborhood. When the 580,000-square-foot building opened in March 1993, it cost $ 94 million. On Saturday, March 13, 1993, the building was dedicated and opened to the public. Its opening coincided with its first show, the Columbus International Auto Show. In 1996, the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority took ownership of the Ohio Center to streamline operations and planning between

700-710: The revolutionary group holding their meeting in an indoor tennis court. This was the first modern democratic conference center and lead to the Tennis Court Oath and the French Revolution . Hilton Columbus Downtown The hotel sits at a cross-section between the city's busiest neighborhoods: Downtown , the Short North , and the Arena District . The hotel is owned by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, which also owns

728-455: The use of the building and propose recommendations were formed in 1985 and 1987 but voters rejected both proposals. In 1989, a final survey and proposal were completed that voters approved. The plan called for a hotel-motel tax to fund the $ 80 million building that included a 300,000-square-foot exhibit hall. Architects of the building, Peter Eisenman and Richard Trott, were selected through an international design competition. Other entries in

756-468: Was conceived in 1969 as a way for the City of Columbus to generate economic revenue by hosting events and revitalize the downtown area after a period of decline. Voters approved a $ 6 million bond in 1971 to purchase 27.5 acres (11.1 ha) which was the site of the first Union Station in the world. Construction was later delayed as the city secured the land, demolished the arcade of Union Station, and changed

784-542: Was held on February 3, 1978. The Ohio Center (now Batelle Hall) opened in September 1980 with 700,000 square feet spread over five stories with 60,000 square feet of open exhibit space and 30,000 square feet of balcony area. The building was designed by Godwin Böhm NBBJ . Almost immediately, issues were found in the use and amount of space and city officials began plans for a second convention center. Committees to study

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