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With a total of 14 halls and 140,000 m² of exhibition space, the new conference and exhibition center is one China’s largest exhibition complexes. Its symmetrical layout designed in the form of an H by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) links the urbanity of the Hongdao district in the north with the coastal landscape of Jiaozhou Bay in the south. Its structure and design combine the logistically complex exhibition area into a single unit. The ensemble’s centerpiece is the 40 meter high entrance hall with its curved membrane roof that has a 93 meter wide span.
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