Location: Block A2, 6-1 Songdo-Dong
Area: 582,941 SF/ 54,157 SM
Contractor: POSCO E&C
Project Start: Jul 2004
Project Completion: Jul 2008
Project Company: NSIC
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox/Baum
The Convensia Convention Center is Songdo’s landmark structure and the first convention center in Asia to achieve LEED certification. It was the first project completed in Songdo IBD and opened for business in October 2008. Its innovative design by Kohn Pedersen Fox and Baum is evocative of the Taebek mountain range. The main exhibition hall has one of the largest column-free spans in Asia.
Facilities in the Convensia include two main 5000-capacity exhibition halls, 23 conference rooms and 3 ballrooms. Some of the support facilities at Songdo Convensia include wireless internet capabilities throughout the entire convention center, RFID card systems, voice recognition cameras, and interpretation in 8 languages.