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Carl A. Bell, Jr. Convention Hall at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center

Published dimensions

Carl A. Bell, Jr. Convention Hall is 54.5 x 54.5 m (179 x 179 ft), 2,970 m² (31,972 sq ft), with a 9.4 m (31 ft) ceiling.

Open in 3D previz

Plan view

54.5 m / 179 ft54.5 m / 179 ft grid 5 m

Shape approximate: the venue publishes area only, so this room is drawn as a square of equal area.

LED wall that fits

Under a 9.4 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 15 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 54.5 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 87 x 15 (14616 x 2520 px, 13,050 kg, 241.4 kW).

PanelPitchWall (cols x rows)SizeResolutionWeightPower (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro1.875 mm72 x 22 = 158443.2 x 7.4 m23040 x 39607,603 kg / 16,762 lb402.3 kW, 1934 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro2.97 mm87 x 15 = 130543.5 x 7.5 m14616 x 252013,050 kg / 28,770 lb241.4 kW, 1161 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro3.9 mm87 x 15 = 130543.5 x 7.5 m11136 x 192012,398 kg / 27,332 lb208.8 kW, 1004 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Carl A. Bell, Jr. Convention Hall holds about 6,414 theater seats, 2,623 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,803 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 47.5 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

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