Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
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Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senator Jacob K. Javits, who died that year.
The exhibit space is over 675,000 square feet (62,700 m2). Planning and constructing a convention center on Manhattan's west side has had a long and controversial history[1], including efforts starting in the early 1970s to produce a megaproject involving a redevelopment concept. On October 16, 2006, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to start construction of an expansion. The $1.7 billion dollar expansion project will expand the center's size by 45 percent, and include a hotel. The project is scheduled for completion by 2010, and when finished, will be one of the largest convention centers in the U.S.
When the Center opened, it largely replaced the New York Coliseum as the city's major convention facility, making way for the demolition of the Coliseum and construction of the Time Warner Center.
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- ^ Convention site called a danger; West Side Group Will Sue on Ground of Pollution Environmental Study, New York Times, New York, N.Y.: Aug 22, 1973. pg. 56, 1 pgs ISSN 03624331
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- Official Site: http://www.javitscenter.com/
- http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Javits_Convention_Center.html
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