Woods Bagot Unveils Towering Shijiazhuang Convention Center

Drawing on the success of their proposal for the <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/07/15/melbourne-convention-centre-achieves-6-star-green-star-certification/" target="_blank">Melbourne Convention Center</a>, architecture firm <a href="http://www.woodsbagot.com">Woods Bagot</a> recently won the award to design the Shijiazhuang International Exhibition and Convention Centre for the government of China. The large exhibition and convention center will be composed of various geometrically-shaped exhibition halls surrounding an iconic tower with a hotel, office space and apartments. Located in the coastal region of the city of Shijiazhuang, the new convention center is expected to revitalize the area while serving as a landmark example of green architecture.

Art and architecture combine in this large convention center, which is expected to revitalize the coastal region of the city.

The Shijiazhuang International Exhibition and Convention Centre will span 190,000 square meters, comprising 100,000m2 exhibition space, 60,000m2 of convention facilities (including a state-of-the-art plenary), and 30,000m2 of auxiliary spaces.

Prismatic exhibition halls encircle a large open area and a landmark tower that holds office space, apartments and a hotel.

A fully enclosed and air conditioned spine connects all of the exhibition halls of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/2010/07/23/nbbj-unveils-futuristic-qingdao-water-city-expo-center/" target="_blank">new convention center</a> together.

Woods Bagot, known for their work on the green rated Melbourne Convention Center, have also included <a href="../sustainable-building" target="_blank">green building strategies in the design</a> of the Shijiazhuang Convention Centre.

A filed pattern reminiscent of traditional Chinese ‘broken ice’ screens is employed throughout the development, most notably on the facade of the landmark tower.