Knoxville Convention Center
Knoxville Convention Center with the Sunsphere in the background
Address701 Henley Street
LocationKnoxville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°57′39.3″N 83°55′22.3″W / 35.960917°N 83.922861°W / 35.960917; -83.922861
OwnerCity of Knoxville
OperatorASM Global[1]
Built2002
Opened2002
Enclosed space
  Total space500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)
  Exhibit hall floor120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2)
  Breakout/meeting26,000 sq ft (2,400 m2)
  Ballroom27,000 sq ft (2,500 m2)
Public transit accessKnoxville Area Transit
Website
kccasm.com

The Knoxville Convention Center is a 500,000-square-foot convention center in Knoxville, Tennessee, occupying the former location of the US Pavilion of the 1982 World's Fair.[2] It offers 120,000 square feet (11,000 m2) of exhibit space.

Design

The main entrance as seen from an overhead pedestrian walkway.

The building was designed by the architecture firms Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates and McCarthy, Holsaple, McCarty. C.M. Kling & Associates were lighting designers. Its design was inspired by that of a Tennessee barn. It contains an exhibit hall, meeting rooms, auditorium, and a large ballroom. Its ballroom measures 27,000 square feet.[2]

References

  1. "Knoxville Convention Center". ASM Global. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Yee, Roger (2007). Lighting Spaces. ISBN 9781584711162.

Knoxville Convention Center


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