Convention Center

Large event venue

A convention center is a large building designed to host conferences, trade shows, exhibitions, and other gatherings.

These facilities typically contain multiple halls, meeting rooms, and exhibition spaces that can accommodate thousands of attendees: The tech expo takes over the convention center every January.

Most major cities have one, often named for a civic figure or corporate sponsor.

Opposites
venue scale and formality

Convention Centerliving room

Home's social space

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gathering purpose

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Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

hermitage · isolation chamber · remote cabin · desert island

architectural character

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Old significant country house

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G