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Hall 1 - Conference Auditorium is located within Birmingham's International Convention Centre. Artec Consultants Inc provided comprehensive consulting services for this facility, Britain's largest convention center, which opened in April 1991. The Centre features a total of 11 different halls, with extensive office and support facilities. Intended for conference use, theater performances, commercial launches, and cinema presentations, the Conference Auditorium (Hall 1) seats 1,500 people on two unique levels, each with direct access to the stage. The main section, with 700 seats, can be used alone by darkening the upper level. Alternate rows of seats can be transformed into writing tables, and a comprehensive sound and communications system (including facilities for simultaneous interpretation of up to 12 different languages) are incorporated. The Hall features a fully equipped stage and a fly tower and a 500 channel computerized stage lighting system. The International Convention Centre, now one of the premier major meeting venues in Europe, has created new jobs and provides a welcome boost to employment prospects throughout the Midlands. In addition, the Centre draws tourists to the region, creating more business for city hotels, restaurants, and entertainment facilities. Artec collaborated on Pre-Design Phase services and lead the work on Symphony Hall (Hall 2) and the Conference Auditorium (Hall 1). Artec provided Design and Planning services covering Auditorium Design, Facility Planning, Specialized Performance Equipment Systems Design and Noise & Vibration Control consulting for the ICC. The architects of the International Convention Centre were Percy Thomas Partnership and Renton Howard Wood Levin.
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