McCormick Place Metamorphosis

SPECIFICATIONS

Application: Financial Industry 2006 National Convention
Location: McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois
Size: Three risers with total seating for 6552 (1428 on floor); Total footprint 443’ x 247’
Systems Used: Audience Risers
Date Completed: July 2006
Producers: Common Knowledge Communications, Robert Quaranta, and J.A.
Senior Technical Director: Duane VanderWerf
Photography: SGA

DESIGN SOLUTION

SGA is in the business of delivering flawless outcomes.  Immerse yourself in the environment photo above and inspect the work we provided for this colossal undertaking.  Watch the video as McCormick place was transformed into a corporate theater for thousands, with enough sound, lights, video and talent to make a world touring rock act jealous.

• - Twenty-six trailers of gear delivered from SGA warehouses to Chicago
• - Six days of twenty-four hour skilled installations
• - An all new low voltage LED aisle lighting system
• - Maximum height on this gigantic riser attained by building atop scaffold platforms

"SGA is an amazing company and created a record breaking seating system for our event. I will never forget the awesome sight, looking up from the floor at the 26' high platforms, it was incredible. As large as the system was, it still had an intimate feel to it sitting near the top of the risers.

This project took a year to plan, and the [SGA] CAD department met the challenges of the many changes required to properly study the sight lines. The team that SGA provided for installation, as well as the engineers are the best in the business, and a pleasure to work with! If you are not using SGA for your riser systems, then you called the wrong company. Thank you for a great job and another successful event with SGA" - Duane VanderWerf