CONNECT EVENTS Overcast 41° fahrenheit SEARCH MENU ‹ › PL PLANNERS EX EXHIBITORS V VISITORS RFP Home Our Building Building Overview BUILDING OVERVIEW Designed by Rafael Viñoly, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center boasts the largest column-free exhibit hall in the U.S. which is 236k gross square feet. SHARE Pittsburgh also enjoys an international reputation for its world-class art collections at The Carnegie Museum of Art, the Andy Warhol Museum and the Frick Art Museum. While at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, enjoy the twenty-five works of art which celebrates the City’s diversity. Owner: Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Management: ASM Global Architect: Rafael Vinoly Architects, P.C. Project Cost: $375 million Public Art: $2 million – 25 works Land Size: 7.9 acres Building Size: 1.5 million square feet Total Exhibit Space: 313,400 square feet Column-Free Exhibit Space: 236,900 square feet Number of Meeting Rooms: 53 (51 meeting rooms; two 250-seat lecture halls) Total Meeting Room Space: 77,952 square feet Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom Space: 31,610 square feet (32-foot high ceiling) Internet Access: 1G (1024MB) along with a 100Mbps redundant copper circuit — wired/wireless Internet throughout the Convention Center — maintained through showNets. Preferred A/V: Three Rivers Entertainment Lighting: 75% natural daylight Ventilation: Naturally ventilated halls, individually controlled thermostats Loading Docks: 37 Parking Garage: 700 – 8'1" clearance Food Service Provider: Levy Convention Centers Distinctive Features: LEED ® Certification: LEED® Gold Certified, New Construction (NC) and LEED® Platinum Certified, Existing Buildings, Operations & Maintenance (EBOM). APEX/ASTM, Venue - Level II Certified. Outdoor Space: Riverfront Plaza: 1,300 ft of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail featuring over 2,000 trees, shrubs, grasses and perennials. Green Roof, South Terrace: 20,000 sqft of living roof located on the third floor, cityside, featuring over 7,000 perennial, grasses, and sedum. North Terrace: 60,000 sqft of open outdoor space located on the fourth floor, riverside, featuring Levy Convention Centers' herb and vegetable gardens, monarch waystation, edible plants, medicinal plants and pollinator plants. ABOUT US DLCC ACCESSIBILITY CONTACT US SITEMAP David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh Visit us on Facebook Visit us on Instagram Visit us on LinkedIn 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 U.S. (412) 565-6000