This $500-million expansion has more than doubled the facility’s rentable area, making it the largest convention center in western Canada—forecast to deliver an estimated $100 million in annual economic impact, according to the project team.

Intended to connect with the surrounding landscape and community, the expansion’s design was inspired by the region’s prairies and sculpted riverbanks, the team says. Because the project’s high ceilings required more than 80% of work at heights over 20 ft, more than 150 aerial work platforms were strategically used across all levels during the peak of both interior and exterior finishing stages, when close to 600 workers were on site per day.