s ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁visitors ▁each ▁year . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Thompson , ▁Vent ule tt , ▁St ain back ▁& ▁Associ ates ▁( TV S ). ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁ ▁of ▁cont igu ous ▁exhib it ▁space . ▁The ▁ball room ▁sp ans ▁ ▁with ▁ban quet ▁se ating ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 ▁guests . ▁Pre - function ▁areas ▁extend ▁the ▁ball room ▁space ▁by ▁. ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁of ▁flexible ▁meeting ▁space ▁in ▁ 4 6 ▁rooms . ▁ ▁The ▁L Y N X ▁and ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁T rol ley ▁lines ▁pass ▁straight ▁through ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁convention ▁center . ▁The ▁convention ▁center ▁was ▁recently ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁an ▁additional ▁ball room ▁since ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁convention ▁center . ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁Regional ▁Vis itors ▁Author ity ▁announced ▁a ▁$ 1 1 0 ▁million ▁doll ar ▁expansion ▁to ▁the ▁convention ▁center . ▁The ▁expansion ▁will ▁increase ▁the ▁meeting ▁space ▁by ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁feet ▁and ▁add ▁a ▁bridge ▁for ▁ped est ri ans ▁linking ▁the ▁center ▁to ▁the ▁West in ▁Hotel ▁nearby . ▁The ▁project ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁start ▁construction ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Con vention ▁cent ers ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category :