Vancouver: Convention Centre#

East Building: 1987 (Expo 86 Canada Pavilion). West Building: 2009 ($883M CAD). Combined exhibit space: 466,500 sq ft. Walk Score: 96. Transit Score: 100.

The convention center as civic infrastructure. Designed by LMN Architects — a Seattle firm.

What Was Here Before#

Industrial waterfront — shipyards, lumber mills, shipping piers (from 1911), WWII munitions factories, Boeing seaplane factory (1929). CPR lands, redeveloped 1994–2010.

Public Space Integration#

The West Building isn’t just a convention center. It’s a piece of waterfront civic infrastructure: