Virginia Beach Convention Center

The city of Virginia Beach came to SOM Chicago in search of an iconic convention center to reinvent the city’s skyline. The building later became the first existing building in the US to achieve LEED Gold certification.

The 500,000+ square foot center includes 50,000 square feet of meeting space and a 31,000 square foot ballroom. The ballroom features impressive, custom curved acoustic wood ceiling bands of backlit translucent, polycarbonate panels. 5,000 linear feet of color changing LED fixtures created an innovative approach in lieu of chandeliers.