Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Winnipeg Convention Centre Expansion

Evening exterior view of the Winnipeg Convention Centre Expansion with the purple-and-yellow-illuminated City Room spanning York Street and its pedestrians and vehicles

Team

Architect

LM + Number TEN Architectural Group in Joint Venture, w/LMN Architects

Contractor

Stuart Olson Dominion Construction

Stats

PROJECT TYPE

Convention Center

COMPLETION

2016

PROJECT SIZE

239,160 ft²

MKA ROLE

Structural Engineer

Winnipeg, Canada
Winnipeg Convention Centre Expansion

A three-story expansion featuring a column-free, 30,000-ft² grand ballroom stacked vertically between below-grade parking for 175 cars and an above-grade, 77,350-ft² exhibit hall. The new exhibit hall adjoins an existing exhibit hall, delivering 135,500 ft² of contiguous space, while long-span floor framing and long-span truss framing allowed for the column-free ballroom and exhibit hall spaces.

Image of Winnipeg Convention Centre Expansion

Image of Winnipeg Convention Centre Expansion

Evening exterior view of the Winnipeg Convention Centre Expansion with the purple-and-yellow-illuminated City Room spanning York Street and its pedestrians and vehicles

Image of Winnipeg Convention Centre Expansion

Image of Winnipeg Convention Centre Expansion

Image of Winnipeg Convention Centre Expansion

Image of Winnipeg Convention Centre Expansion

Awards

Steel Design Award - Canadian Institute of Steel Construction