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a renowned design team, is best-in-class, from the long and 19 ft. deep—the length and depth of an
materiality of the exterior and detail in the interior Olympic swimming pool—allowing for an impressive
finishings to the sweeping plaza and programmable column-free space. The building is also designed to
illuminated canopy. The ballrooms offer magnificent support loads up to four times greater than typical
views of the Rocky Mountains to the west, and the assembly-type buildings, enabling the building
mix of exhibition, ballroom and meeting spaces offer to host any type of event imaginable, with the
a greater way to gather for just about any event you load allowance in the exhibition hall allowing for
could imagine. Everyone involved is just so proud to fully-loaded semi-trucks to be driven inside the
be part of this defining project.” building. “Long story short, the entire venue has
been planned, designed and built to transform the
“From the moment you walk into the BMO Centre, way people come together and interact at events,
you’ll feel both welcomed and inspired. Greeted by conferences and meetings,” says Newton.
massive views of Alberta’s legendary blue skies
and a warm central fire feature, this brand-new COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS
venue is the epitome of timeless western hospitality
combined with the very best of what the future “The response to the project has been incredibly
holds,” adds Newton. positive. Calgarians and tourists alike are excited to
see this new, world-class building take shape in The
In the ballrooms, steel spans are up to 180 ft. Culture and Entertainment District,” says Coles. “We
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