Smith, Fause & McDonald, Inc.

SFMI's convention center project experience is highlighted on this page. Related project experience can be found on our hotel experience page.

• Bartle Hall Convention Center

Kansas City, Missouri

670,000 square ft expansion spanning a six lane freeway including 205,000 square ft of exhibit hall and 73,000 sq ft of divisible meeting rooms.

Scope of Services: HVAC Noise Control, Exterior & Interior Sound Isolation, Room Acoustics, Sound Systems, A/V Systems, MATV, Media Interface.

Architect: HNTB

• Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center Phoenix, Arizona

SFMI Scope of Services:

• Security Systems
• Event Production Systems
• Sound Systems
• Audiovisual Systems
• Production Communication Systems
• Production Lighting & Rigging
• Acoustics - HVAC Noise Control, Sound Isolation, Room Acoustics

SFMI's scope of work amounted to $2.2 m (exclusive of base building provisions). Built without change orders, the expansion is operated by a technical staff of three.

Project Description:

$37 million in 1984, 316,000 square feet.  Expansion of convention center including addition of 50,000 square feet of meeting rooms (divisible into 24 separate rooms), a 3,000 seat multipurpose room with a permanent 110 by 70 foot stage and 106,000 square foot of new exhibit halls.

Security systems were designed to the requirements of the Phoenix Police Departments to support jewelry industry shows.

The Security Control Room provides support facilities for a Watch Sergeant and 2 officers.

Architect: GSAS/HNTB,  Phoenix, Arizona

• Centennial Hall Mesa Community Center, Mesa, Arizona

Scope of Services:   Design of Video Projection System,  Sound System, Audio Visual Systems and Acoustics for Large community convention center including board rooms, meeting rooms and 300 seat presentation theater.

Architect: CSA - Coover, Saemisch, Anderson Mesa, Arizona

• Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona

100,000 square foot exhibit hall; 25,000 square foot ballroom; 40,000 square foot of meeting rooms

Scope of Services: HVAC Noise Control, Sound Systems Design and Room Acoustics

Architect: Anderson, Debortolo and Pan, Phoenix, Arizona

• Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California

Betterment II Program (1980 Expansion)

170,000 square feet addition with 40,000 square feet of divisible meeting rooms and 100,000 square feet of exhibit space

Betterment III Program (1989 Expansion)

Scope of Services: HVAC Noise Control, Room Acoustics, Sound Isolation, Sound System

Architect: HNTB, Los Angeles, California

• Whistler Centre, Whistler, British Columbia

90,000 square feet Convention/Exhibit Space with meeting rooms, health club, restaurants and 400 seat auditorium.

Scope of Services: HVAC Noise Control, Room Acoustics, Sound Systems, Production Lighting

Architect: M. Arthur Gensler & Associates, Inc.