Greater Columbus Convention Center

Front entrance to the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Downtown Columbus, Ohio

The Greater Columbus Convention Center is a convention center located in downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States, along the east side of North High Street.

The convention center was designed by Peter Eisenman, constructed in 1993, and expanded in 1999. Property management company SMG oversees day-to-day operations of the 1,700,000-square-foot (160,000 m2) facility, including 410,000 square feet (38,000 m2) of exhibit space, three ballrooms, and 65 meeting rooms.[1]

Timeline

The facade facing High Street

Major Events

Annual Expositions

Interior of the facility

Exhibition Halls

Dimensions & Specifications

Hall Name Dimension Area Sq. Ft. Ceiling Height Floor Load Theater Banquet Classroom 10x10 Booths
Battelle Grand 281x177 49,522 33' 150 psf/8,000 single vehicle 4434 2290 2469 219
Battelle Grand Mezzanine 22,550 22' 980 105
Battelle Grand North 160x177 27,922 33' 150 psf/8,000 single vehicle 2480 1440 1131 105
Battelle Grand North Mezzanine 22' 730 73
Batelle Grand South 124x177 21,600 33' 150 psf/8,000 single vehicle 1442 950 684 81
Battelle Grand South Mezzanine 22' 250 32
Battelle A 73'6x86 6,321 33' 150 psf/8,000 single vehicle 588 300 210 -
Battelle B 73'6x86 6,321 33' 150 psf/8,000 single vehicle 588 300 210 -
Batelle C 74x176.75" 15,200 33'
Exhibit Hall C 270x360 98,000 30' Unlimited 6,200 530
Exhibit Hall D 330x360 118,000 30' Unlimited 7,200 630
Exhibit Hall E 235x298 with corridor and 208x298 without corridor 72,000 with corridor and 62,000 without corridor 30' Unlimited 4140 360
Exhibit Hall E&F Combined 506x235 and Corridor to Hall 417x26 118,910 and Corridor to Hall 10,842 30 Unlimited 621
Exhibit Hall F 208x207 with corridor wall closed 50,400 without the corridor wall closed and 45,463 with the corridor wall closed 30' Unlimited 4,860 202

Design

USGS satellite photo of the Greater Columbus Convention Center prior to the 1999-2001 expansion. The expansion occupies the parking lot seen just north of the original building.

Owned and developed by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, the GCCC embarked on a full-scale exterior and interior renovation in 2015 that will be completed in 2017. As part of the expansion nearly 37,000 square feet of exhibit space and 10,000 square feet of two-level meeting space will be added.

The venue currently offers 410,000 square feet of exhibit space, 65 meeting rooms and 114,000 square feet of ballroom space, including 74,000-square-foot Battelle Grand, known as the largest multipurpose ballroom in Ohio. The Grand Ballroom measures 25,000 square feet, while the Terrace Ballroom offers 15,000 square feet of space. The four contiguous exhibit halls encompass 336,000 square feet.

References

  1. "Greater Columbus Convention Center Profile". CitySearch. 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-09.

Coordinates: 39°58′18″N 83°00′02″W / 39.97162°N 83.00054°W / 39.97162; -83.00054

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