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Knoxville Convention Center

Knoxville Convention Center

Convention center in Knoxville, Tennessee

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.

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