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Building: The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Address: 455 11th Avenue, New York, NY, 10001.
Architect: James Ingo Freed
Completion: 1986
Associate Architect: Lewis, Turner Partnership
Structural Engineer: Weidlinger Associates (Thornton Tomasetti) and Salmon Associates
Mechanical / Electrical Engineer: Syska Hennessy Group, Pierre A. Dillard Associates
Client: New York Convention Center Development Corporation, Subsidiary of New York State Urban Development Corporation
Square Footage: 1,600,000 square feet

AE Interests: The Javits Center transformed the idea of a convention center from a windowless box to welcoming public building through an exposed structural system and space frame components. The Javits Center harmonized steel, concrete, and glass. The green roof serves as a sanctuary for wildlife, stores rainwater, and reduces heat flux into the building.

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Original post by Stacy Chu on September 1, 2009