Indianapolis now houses one of the nation’s top 20 largest convention center complexes. The combination of the Lucas Oil Stadium and an expanded Indiana Convention Center enables Indianapolis to offer 3.4 million square feet of exhibit and meeting space. The combined new space makes the Indiana Convention Center the nation’s 16th largest, bringing it up the charts from its current position at 32nd largest.
The Indiana Convention Center has 566,600 square feet of exhibit space. The new exhibit halls are contiguous with the existing halls. Lucas Oil Stadium provides another 183,000 square feet, and is connected to the center via walkway.
Lucas Oil Stadium, with 63,000 permanent seats, features a retractable roof that allows for multiple uses in addition to serving as the home of the 2006 Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts. The RCA Dome closed in April 2008 and has been demolished. The Indiana Convention Center expansion will sit on the RCA Dome footprint.
“Under Ratio Architects’ direction, we were hired as the lead team member for the specification of the Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) for the Indiana Convention Center Expansion in Indianapolis. We subsequently hired Relocation Strategies, a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) firm, to assist us in the specification writing documentation and installation of all Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) to ultimately be placed within the new facility. Although the work is not yet complete, we have been very satisfied with the progress to date from Relocation Strategies and look forward to a smooth installation as well.”
Dene Dresch Nidiffer, IIDA – Principal and Project Manager for the Indiana Convention Center Expansion FF&E Team
Information for this case study was taken from the Indianapolis Convention Center’s Web site. More information is available at icclos.com.
