Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Grey Street face of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
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| Address | Cnr Merivale Street and Grey Street, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Location | South Bank |
| Coordinates | 27°28′35″S 153°1′6″E / 27.47639°S 153.01833°ECoordinates: 27°28′35″S 153°1′6″E / 27.47639°S 153.01833°E |
| Owner | South Bank Corporation |
| Operator | AEG Ogden |
| Opened | 6 June 1995 |
| Expanded | 2012 |
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Construction cost
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A$170 million $140 million (2012 expansion) |
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Classroom-style seating
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20 (Concord Ballroom) 16 (Arbour Boardroom) |
| Banquet/ballroom | 2,000 (Plaza Ballroom) 1,100 (Plaza Terrace Room) 600 (Boulevard Room) 300 (Sky Room) 150 (Arbour Lounge) |
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Theatre seating
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4,000 (Great Hall) 620 (Plaza Auditorium) 430 (Boulevard Auditorium) |
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| • Total space | 171,000 square metres (1,800,000 sq ft) |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft) |
| • Breakout/meeting | 3,722 square metres (40,000 sq ft) |
| • Ballroom | 25,000 square metres (270,000 sq ft) |
| Parking | Undercover parking for 1500 vehicles |
| Public transit access | South Brisbane railway station |
| Tenants | |
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Brisbane Bullets (NBL) (1998–2008, 2016–present) Queensland Firebirds (ANZ) (2008–2016), (NNL) (2017–) |
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Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is a convention centre in Brisbane, Australia. It is located in South Brisbane and occupies most of the block formed by Grey Street, Melbourne Street, Merivale Street, and Glenelg Street. The centre is owned by South Bank Corporation and managed by AEG Ogden.
Designed by COX Architecture, the BCEC was constructed by Leighton Contractors, beginning in March 1993 with the demolition of World Expo Park. The building cost $170 million and was mostly funded by the Queensland Government's sale of a casino license, with the remainder funded directly by the government. The centre was completed in May 1995, and opened on 6 June.
The design of an expansion to BCEC on Grey Street was approved in 2007.Laing O'Rourke was appointed as the project's builder in June 2009 after a delay caused by budget issues, and construction began in 2010. The project was completed in early 2012, and opened on 25 January. It cost $140 million and was funded by the Queensland Government. The five-level expansion has 25,000m² of floorspace and includes two auditoria for 400 and 600 with accompanying foyer space, speakers’ facilities, and private boardrooms.
The building is 450 metres in length, 120 m wide and 24 m high. The complex roof design is based on five hyperbolic paraboloids. The building is stabilised by concrete shear walls and clad in steel. A car park is located on the ground floor.
BCEC hosts events such as the Brisbane International Boat Show, graduation ceremonies for Griffith University and Southbank Institute of Technology, art shows, charity events, The Annual Stefan Hair Fashion Spectacular and the International Water Congress. The Centre was selected as the hosting venue for the 2014 G-20 Australia summit.
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