Developer/Owner

Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority

Architect

Epstein

Engineer

Epstein

Location

2301 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

This expansion of the McCormick Place convention center added 1.5 million square feet of floor space, thus allowing larger exhibitions to take advantage of Chicago’s amenities.  The structure features a cast-in-place concrete foundation, supporting six levels of structural steel frame and cast-in-place concrete floor slabs.  many areas feature 18″ thick slabs, topping slabs, or special finish slabs.  Concrete Structures’ aggressive “pour every day” schedule resulted in an on-time completion.