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Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, NM, United States
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Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, NM, United States
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
300,000 sqft - 500,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
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Originally built in the late 1960s with the brutalist aesthetic popular at the time, the Albuquerque Convention Center lacked a strong connection to the rest of downtown and did not reflect the culture of the area. Faced with the City's charge to renovate the Convention Center and make it "look like" Albuquerque, the design team sought a solution acknowledging the architectural traditions of New Mexico while still creating a strong civic presence that would speak to the future. The distinct elements of the Territorial Style became the inspiration.
The Territorial Style was developed in the 1800s when the railroad arrived in Albuquerque and brought with it dimensional, manufactured building materials from the Victorian East. Territorial architecture blended the new with the existing building styles of the Pueblos and Spanish missions in New Mexico -- providing a bridge from the raw means and construction materials to a more modern technology.
The renovation strategy of the Albuquerque Convention Center included two main moves:
1) Open the west side to Civic Plaza, making it the main entrance. This required the demolition of a cantilevered, opaque stair landing and a covered service drive to make way for a transparent main entrance, a deck for the main ballroom, and other masses to complete the composition.
2) Transform the raw concrete interior to the softer, warmer character of New Mexico tradition. Interior walls were plastered and painted, worn brick floors were replaced with carpet and tile, carved wood doors were hung, soffits and wood grained acoustical ceilings were added, and new lighting and signage were provided throughout.
The Territorial Style was developed in the 1800s when the railroad arrived in Albuquerque and brought with it dimensional, manufactured building materials from the Victorian East. Territorial architecture blended the new with the existing building styles of the Pueblos and Spanish missions in New Mexico -- providing a bridge from the raw means and construction materials to a more modern technology.
The renovation strategy of the Albuquerque Convention Center included two main moves:
1) Open the west side to Civic Plaza, making it the main entrance. This required the demolition of a cantilevered, opaque stair landing and a covered service drive to make way for a transparent main entrance, a deck for the main ballroom, and other masses to complete the composition.
2) Transform the raw concrete interior to the softer, warmer character of New Mexico tradition. Interior walls were plastered and painted, worn brick floors were replaced with carpet and tile, carved wood doors were hung, soffits and wood grained acoustical ceilings were added, and new lighting and signage were provided throughout.
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