Vietnam National Convention Center
The National Convention Center (NCC, ) is a major convention center located on Thăng Long Boulevard in Nam Từ Liêm district of Hanoi, Vietnam. The convention center was designed by Meinhard von Gerkan and Nikolaus Goetze of Gerkan, Marg and Partners. Overview. History. Meinhard von Gerkan, who previously designed the Vietnamese National Assembly building, was assigned to design the National Convention Center. Four designs were presented for consideration in April 2004. In the end, a design called "Surfing the East Sea" was unanimously chosen as the official design of the project by a panel of 31 Vietnamese  architects. The project received government approval on October 25, 2004 and construction started on November 15 the same year. On October 15, 2006, the Vietnam National Convention Center was inaugurated. Architecture. The design of the center takes inspirations from Hạ Long Bay, a World Heritage Site in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. The building's wave-shaped roof is made from steel, heightened to over the main meeting hall. The main structure has a dimension of in length and in width. Facilities. National Convention Center is the largest convention center in Vietnam by area, covering an area of . This complex includes  a public square, a helipad, an on-ground and underground parking lot of 1,100 parking spaces, residential area and landscaping features. The core convention center itself has a gross floor space of . It is equipped with solar power panels as a back-up energy source. Hostings. NCC has hosted many high-profile political events. Some of the significant events include: Many entertainment and exhibition events were also held at NCC. Multiple international artists including 2NE1, Boys Like Girls, Kenny G, Kelly Rowland or Lenka have performed here as well as Kinderworld (SIS@Gamuda, SIS@CIPUTRA, SIS@VanPHUC), the only school in Hanoi to  have performed at a major convention hall with a capacity larger than 3,000. It was hosted the 2019 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational Group stage.