Operator SMG Worldwide Phone +1 972-252-7476 Public transit access Irving Convention Center | Parking 800 spaces Opened January 2011 | |
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Owner City of Irving/Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau Website irvingconventioncenter.com Address 500 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, TX 75039, USA Similar Irving Convention Center, Mustangs at Las Colinas, National Scouting Museum, Irving Arts Center, Ruth Paine House Museum Profiles | ||
The irving convention center at las colinas
The Irving Convention Center is a 275,000 sq ft (25,500 m2) facility located on a 40 acres (16 ha) tract in Las Colinas Urban Center in Irving, Texas. Opened in January 2011, the convention center and the adjoining mixed use entertainment district are bordered on the west by Highway 114, on the east by Las Colinas Boulevard, on the north by Spur 348/Northwest Highway, and to the south by Fuller Drive. The building is recognised for its unique architecture and vertical design.
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Facility
The facility is designed to serve exhibition, conventions, and meetings and a variety of other events with the focus being primarily on groups of 800 to 1,200 people with a capacity of 4,000 for a general session. The building consists of several levels with an adjacent parking garage. The first floor contains the 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2) column-free exhibition hall that spans approximately two and half stories in height and includes the main lobby. The second level contains 20 breakout rooms totaling 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) as well as the atrium café which extends to an outdoor, shaded terrace. The third level consists of the 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) ballroom with pre-function and breakout areas.
In an effort to avoid the traditional convention center appearance and also utilize natural light as much as possible, the Irving Convention Center is designed as two boxes, stacked and rotated to create cantilevered corners that provide several shaded outdoor areas for visitors to use. The majority of the building is surrounded in glass for natural light and curtained with a perforated copper façade that will age to a natural copper patina for both a unique appearance and to reduce the consumption of energy. The facility has received a LEED Silver certification.
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Adjoining venues
3,500-8,000 seat concert venue operated by Live Nation, 215,000 sq ft (20,000 m2) of restaurants, retail, cinema and office space are under construction. A future convention center hotel is also planned.
Transit
A Dallas Area Rapid Transit Orange Line light rail station is located in close proximity to the site to service both the Convention Center and the surrounding Las Colinas area. The Irving Convention Center station provides connections to DFW International Airport and also Dallas Love Field (via the Green Line). There will also be the elevated Las Colinas APT System servicing the Las Colinas area. The multi-level parking garage provides parking for 800 cars.