05.20.19
Project Overview
Few cities appreciate an encore performance more than New York, so it was an honor when PPG DURANAR coatings were selected to reprise its role as the metal coating of choice for the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.
Modeled after London’s iconic Crystal Palace, the original Javits Center opened in 1986 and immediately gained status as the largest space frame structure in the world. In addition to incorporating a luminous glass and metal framework with brilliant views of the Hudson River and the city skyline, the groundbreaking project was characterized by the extensive use of black PPG Duranar coatings.
Today, nearly four decades after its debut, Javits Center is undergoing a major renewal. A $1.5 billion expansion will stretch the capacity of the convention center to 3.3 million square feet of event-related space. It will include more than 350,000 square feet of function space, a one-acre rooftop farm and a rooftop pavilion capable of hosting
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