Minneapolis Convention Center

The 540,000 square-foot addition will include two new 
exhibition halls.  The project presented unique challenges.  
Paramount was matching the unique roof structure of the 
current facility.  A "space frame and dome structure" similar 
to the one covering the existing area was built over the new 
exhibition space.  The dome, at 210 feet in diameter and 85 
feet in height consists of intricate steel framing with its own 
special fabrication and erection needs.  

NSC met the erection challenges by assembling the 
components on the ground.  The finished structure 
is then lifted into place with a computer-aligned system 
of four, diesel-powered, hydraulic jacks.  NSC used a similar 
approach on the Northwest Airlines terminal project. 


Project Name 
  Minneapolis Convention Center

Owner
  City of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Tons
   8,000

Location
   Minneapolis, MN