SELECT PROJECT AWARDS:
- Best Engineering Project: Structural - Best of 2007 (Arizona) Awards (West Building, Phase 1 only), Southwest Contractor Magazine
- Best Engineering Project: Steel - Best of 2008 (Arizona) Awards (Phase 2 only), Southwest Contractor Magazine
Two-phased convention center expansion delivering 222,967 m² (2.4 million ft²) of program space, including a new 65,000-m² (700,000-ft²) building (Phase 1, for which MKA did schematic design) and a 157,935-m² (1.7-million-ft²) building replacing the old center (Phase 2, for which MKA did full design). MKA’s solution for both phases features a multi-story truss system that stacks the exhibition floors, reducing the overall height of the structure. A pedestrian bridge connects the Phase 1 and 2 buildings at the upper level.
ARCHITECT: Populous, with Leo A. Daly
