Columbus Convention Center Renovation and Expansion
![Exterior daylight view of the northwest corner of the Columbus Convention Center Renovation and Expansion with a two-story, glass-enclosed lobby and a skybridge in the distance](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Columbus-CC_Cover-jpg.webp)
Team
Architect
LMN Architects, w/Schooley Caldwell
Contractor
CK Construction Group, w/Elford
Stats
PROJECT TYPE
Convention Center
COMPLETION
2017
PROJECT SIZE
110,000 ft²
MKA ROLE
Structural Engineer
Columbus, OH
Columbus Convention Center Renovation and Expansion
The renovation and expansion of this 1.7 million-ft² convention center added 107,421 ft² of new space. Renovation work focused on the exhibit hall, ballroom, meeting room, concourse, atrium, office, café, and back-of-house service spaces. Unique to the program is a suspended walkway that braces the exhibit hall’s façade, meeting room supported by dual cantilevers, and pedestrian bridge connecting the new expansion and parking garage. ![Image of Columbus Convention Center Renovation and Expansion](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/99571_00_N20_indesign-jpg.webp)
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![Exterior daylight view looking up at the entrance to the Columbus Convention Center with a soaring glass facade, prominent signage, and a historical marker](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/99571_00_N28_indesign-768x511.webp)
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Columbus Convention Center Renovation and Expansion
Image Credit: Magnusson Klemencic Associates