Songdo Convensia

Songdo Convensia
송도컨벤시아
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Convention Center
Location	Songdo IBD, Songdo International City, Incheon Free Economic Zone, Incheon South Korea
Estimated completion	October 2008
Technical details
Floor area	582,939 sf
Design and construction
Architect	Kohn Pedersen Fox, BAUM
Developer	Gale International, POSCO E&C

The Songdo Convensia Convention Center is the first project completed in Songdo IBD and opened for business on October 7, 2008. Its innovative design by KPF and Baum elicits thoughts of the Sydney Opera House and is already a landmark structure in Korea. The main exhibition hall has one of the largest column-free spans (472.4 ft) in Asia. Donated to the City of Incheon by Gale International and POSCO E&C and managed by Incheon Tourism Organization, Songdo Convensia now hosts international conferences, trade shows and meetings, and has even become a popular filming location for commercials and music videos.

Facilities available at Songdo Convensia include two main 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.

Recently, Songdo Convensia received LEED New Construction 2.2 Certified rating, and become the first convention facility to be LEED certified in Asia.

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