Status Complete Floor area 582,939 sf Estimated completion October 2008 | Type Convention Center Opened 7 October 2008 Architecture firms BAUM, Kohn Pedersen Fox | |
Location Songdo IBD,
Songdo International City, Incheon Free Economic Zone, Incheon
South Korea Developer Gale International, POSCO E&C Similar Sheraton Grand Incheon, Songdo Central Park, Northeast Asia Trade Tower, Incheon National University, Jack Nicklaus Golf Club | ||
Songdo convensia
The Songdo Convensia Convention Center is the first project completed in Songdo IBD and opened for business on October 7, 2008. Its innovative design by KPF and Baum elicits thoughts of the Sydney Opera House and is already a landmark structure in Korea. The main exhibition hall has one of the largest column-free spans (472.4 ft) in Asia. Donated to the City of Incheon by Gale International and POSCO E&C and managed by Incheon Tourism Organization, Songdo Convensia now hosts international conferences, trade shows and meetings, and has even become a popular filming location for commercials and music videos.
Facilities available at Songdo Convensia include two main exhibition halls, 23 conference rooms and 3 ballrooms. Some of the support facilities at Songdo Convensia include wireless internet capabilities throughout the entire convention center, RFID card systems, voice recognition cameras, and interpretation in 8 languages.
Recently, Songdo Convensia received LEED New Construction 2.2 Certified rating, and become the first convention facility to be LEED certified in Asia.
