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McAllen Convention Center p r o j e c t McAllen c l i e n t City
The design of the McAllen Convention Center integrates
Convention Center, McAllen
state-of-the-art technology with traditional architectural
of McAllen
a r c h i t e c t Gignac
Architects (architect of record); Thompson,
forms. Building materials including stone, brick, and clay
Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (design architect)
tile reflect the cultural history of the Rio Grande Valley.
d e s i g n t e a m Mike
Ezell, AIA; Raymond Gignac, AIA; Jack Plaxco,
The 170,000-square-foot Convention Center includes a
AIA; Rob Svedberg, AIA; Jeff Wierenga, AIA; Paul Rybalka, AIA;
60,000-square-foot exhibit hall, a 10,000-square-foot
Rolando Garza, AIA
ballroom, referred to as the Monarch Room, and 15,000
c o n t r a c t o r SpawGlass
c o n s u l t a n t s Halff Associates(civil); SWA Group Landscape Archi-
Stainback & Associates, in association with Gignac
tects (landscape); Walter P. Moore (structural); CHPA (MEP); BAi,
Architects, the 175-acre convention center campus also
LLC (acoustics/AV); William Caruso & Associates (food service); TVS
includes a future 300-room headquarters hotel, a future
Interiors (interior design); FMG Design (graphics/signage)
2,500-seat performing arts center, a veterans’ memorial,
photographers
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sf of meeting rooms. Designed by Thompson, Ventulett,
Contractors
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over 600,000 square feet of retail space, and an oval
Brian Gassel, TVS
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park located at the center of the campus. The McAllen r e s o u r c e s unit pavers : and hardware :
Pacific Clay Products, Inc.;
fences , gates
Ametco Manufacturing; site , street, and mall furnish-
the Public Realm by the Texas chapter of the American
Redondo
Society of Landscape Architects. The landscape archi-
Manufacturing; cast stone : Advanced Cast Stone; unit masonry wall
tect for the project, SWA Group, designed all exterior
ings :
Landscape Forms;
precast architectural concrete :
assemblies : Valley Builders Supply, Inc.; glue- laminated timber : Struc-
pedestrian pavements, special vehicular pavements,
tural Wood Systems; architectural woodwork : South Texas Woodmill
the palm courtyard, water features, outdoor lighting,
Inc.; waterproofing : DuPont Tyvek; building insulation : Owens Corning;
grading, and planting. SWA Group also incorporated
roof tiles : Gladding McBean (Sechrist-Hall Co., Inc.); wood and plastic
stormwater detention to respond to stormwater manage-
doors and frames :
ment criteria and bioswales to aid in filtering run-off from
The Maiman Co. (Link & Assoc.); specialty doors :
Cornell (Harlingen Door Co., Inc.); entrances : Kawneer; unit skylights : Naturalite Skylight Systems;
glass :
Viracon;
glazed curtainwall :
Kawneer; tile : Daltile; acoustical wall treatments : Tectum, Inc.; paints : Sherwin-Williams; carpet : Axminster (Ulster Carpets); signage : Esbee Sign Systems; operable partitions : Moderco
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Convention Center received a Merit Award for Design in
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the large parking areas. megan braley
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site plan 1 Convention Center 2 Main entry drop-off 3 clock tower 4 ballroom drop-off 5 oval park with fountain 6 arcade 7 future performing arts center 8 Future hotel
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