Unconventional ATX: Design for the new congress center published by Austin

Austin, Texas – – Architects revealed the design for the new congress center of Austin on Tuesday morning in a working meeting of the city council.

The 1.6 billion dollar project, which is known as an unconventional ATX, is financed through the income from the hotel occupancy and the congress center. It was designed by LMN/Page, a joint venture.

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What we know:

The new congress center will be the size of the current almost twice as high as possible from 365,000 square feet at 625,000 square foot.

The architects describe the design as complex, accessible and sustainable, with public places and connections indoors.

“A lot of space outdoors, outdoor event space, a meeting point that is very integrated in the program of the congress center,” said Larry Speck with Page Architects in the presentation.

“I think this design is fantastic,” said Paige Ellis, member of the council member of District 8.

“I am also very impressed by how much this design reflects an improvement in our buildings that reflect our community values,” said Krista Laine, member of the district member of District 6.

On the other side of the street in the Fairmont Hotel, General Manager Mike Culver is looking forward to the new congress center.

“We are excited because it will also offer more green areas and not just the specific jungle that I will now tend to do,” he said. “I think a larger congress center will enable us to attract many different types of groups to a larger scale, I think what will bring a lot more money into the city as a whole. It will help with occupancy taxes. It will help with tourism taxes.”

The city says they are checking traffic management for the approximately four -year process and turned to nearby places to get feedback.

“I think traffic will be one of these Wait-and-See things. You have thought about how to do this with disposable traffic for construction trucks less as possible,” said Culver.

The other side:

However, some are not so sure about a brand new congress center.

“I think it's okay. I have visited several times over the years, and it seems to be big enough, and it is already here in space,” said Joe Hartley, who starts from Houston, Said from Houston, said from Houston, said from Houston, said here, said, said from Houston, said here, said from Houston, said here, said here Here, said here, said here, said here, said here, said here, said here, said, said here. “.

There are also concerns about art in the current, including the riffs and rhythms mosaic created by John Yancey in 1996.

It was commissioned by the city and included in its constant collection of public art. The mosaic is connected to the wall.

“If an artist has work in a museum, you don't expect the museum to take it into the dummy container at the end of the working day.

The city says they will put together a lively history of the pieces. Some artists put their pieces on their own cent. Yancey says the city did not see the process. His play was brought up in the working session.

“Do we have cost estimates about what it would need to save the work of Dr. Yancey or anything else that may not be possible at this stage to be reused as part of the process,” Marc Düchen, member of the Council 10 of District 10, member, asked the staff.

“This new building will mix a brand new art from these artists. It will have an art mix in the previous congress center,” said Trisha Tatro, director of the Austin Convention Center Department.

For details, she postponed in the program of art in public places.

What will happen to Yancey's piece is still in the air. He consults with nature residents and lawyers to find out what to do.

“Artists have no money to simply take the work. These are monumental works. They do not take paintings from the wall. These are highly developed works that are embedded in the architecture,” said Yancey.

He adds that he does not believe that there must be a new congress center.

“The congress is beautiful. It's clean. It is functional. The work of art is beautiful. It's a wonderful kind of public art success, “he said.

What's next:

The current congress center will be closed in April and demolished shortly afterwards.

The new one is expected to open in 2029.

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