Moscone Center

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View of the Yerba Buena Garden park . Below this are the parts of Moscone North and Moscone South . The picture was taken from Moscone West.
View of the Moscone Center

The Moscone Center is San Francisco 's largest convention and exhibition complex. It consists of two underground halls ( Moscone North and Moscone South ) under the Yerba Buena Garden and Moscone West between 4th and 5th Street .

history

Built in 1981, Moscone South was designed by architects Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum and named after Mayor George Moscone, who was assassinated in 1978 . Ironically, he spoke out against the construction of the Moscone Center, as he feared the displacement of the population. In 1991, the Moscone Center was expanded to include Moscone North for $ 157 million . The last new building for the time being was the three-story Moscone West . After four years of construction, the new building was opened in 2003. Its construction costs were 158 million US dollars.

While the exhibition area of Moscone South was originally approx. 28,000 m², this area was expanded by approx. 56,000 m² in 1991 and 2003 by the new buildings Moscone North and Moscone West .

Events

The Moscone Center for WWDC 2005

The Moscone Center hosts major annual developer conferences and exhibitions, among other things. This includes

Environmental sustainability

In March 2004 a photovoltaic system was inaugurated on the roof of the Moscone Center . This was the first step San Francisco took towards an emission-free and environmentally friendly energy supply for the city from renewable energy sources. The system consists of 60,000 square meters of solar cells and, assuming the standard test conditions, has a nominal output of 675  kW ( kW p ). It is one of the largest solar systems in the country. In combination with improved energy efficiency, energy that around 8,500 households would use can be saved.

Web links

Commons : Moscone Center  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ $ 157 million sought to expand Moscone . December 20, 1995. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Worries rise as Moscone expansion nears opening . January 19, 2003. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Energy efficiency on SFOG.us

Coordinates: 37 ° 47 '2 "  N , 122 ° 24' 4.5"  W.