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Convention Center

Downtown San Diego Pictures

A cut above the rest in terms of design

Convention Center

© 2008 Betsy Malloy Photography. Used by Permission.
More stylish than most box-like convention centers, it sits on the waterfront and hosts hundreds of conventions every year. It was designed by Canadian architect Arthur Erickson. Although the city is in the nation's top ten by population, the civic center ranks in the 20's among North American convention facilities.

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