Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Anaheim Convention Center Expansion

Exterior twilight view of the Anaheim Convention Center Expansion illuminated from within, featuring a large outdoor plaza with bollards, landscaping, and decorative street lamps

Team

Architect

Populous

Contractor

Turner Construction Company

Stats

PROJECT TYPE

Convention Center

COMPLETION

2017

PROJECT SIZE

830,000 ft²

MKA ROLE

Structural Engineer

Anaheim, CA
Anaheim Convention Center Expansion

This stand-alone convention center expansion features two 100,000-ft² multipurpose rooms; two interstitial parking levels; a four-story, above-grade parking garage; and a 97,200-ft², below-grade loading dock with drive-on access into the lower multipurpose room. Structural solutions include a post-tensioned concrete framing system optimized for the parking garage in combination with a steel system that best addresses the long-span, vibration-sensitive multipurpose room program.

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Image of Anaheim Convention Center Expansion

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Exterior twilight view of the Anaheim Convention Center Expansion illuminated from within, featuring a large outdoor plaza with bollards, landscaping, and decorative street lamps

Exterior twilight view of the Anaheim Convention Center Expansion illuminated from within and featuring a large outdoor plaza

Image of Anaheim Convention Center Expansion

Image of Anaheim Convention Center Expansion

Image of Anaheim Convention Center Expansion

Image of Anaheim Convention Center Expansion

Image of Anaheim Convention Center Expansion

Image of Anaheim Convention Center Expansion

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