Business View Magazine September 2018

232 233 Since opening our doors in 1968, tvsde- sign has added nearly 100 convention center design projects under our belt. Some would say convention centers are what we’re known for, but at tvsdesign we know that client success stories are our success stories, no matter the project. From massive convention centers that span several city blocks to a small-but- mighty 20,000 square foot library ren- ovation, collaboration is a way of life for us. Headquartered in Atlanta and with an office in Shanghai, tvsdesign brings hos- pitality with global perspective into every project. With practice areas in convention center, workplace and office, education, retail, sports, mixed-use, newly-added healthcare and beyond, we partner with clients of all sizes on transformative de- sign. A lot has changed in the 50 years we’ve been in business, but one thing that remains constant is our commitment to stellar client service and a responsive, holistic design approach. We call it the tvsdesign secret sauce, and it’s how we’ve achieved inspired designs of all kinds around the world over the last five decades. We design the un conventional center . TVSDESIGN . COM SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY , REIMAGINED. SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND CONVENTION CENTER COMING SPRING 2022 Have a project idea? Head to www.tvsdesign.com to get in touch. world and consistently lands in Conde Nast’s Travel and Leisure rankings of Top Ten Cities to Visit in North America. “We are a destination that people want to come to, so that helps us,” Spinks remarks. In fact, in 2017, Savannah had an esti- mated 14.1 million visitors who generated$2.91 billion in spending. Smith adds that within Savannah, itself, SITCC’s location offers another “strategic” advantage. “The Center is right across the river from the city’s main historic district - the largest historic district in the United States at 2.5 square miles - and River Street, is the main attraction of Savannah,” he explains. “It would be comparable to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, or the Riverwalk in San Antonio, or Broadway in Nashville. And it is easily accessible by a quick water ferry ride.” In addition, right next door to the Center, on the 2000-acre Hutchinson Island, is the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort. “It’s not just a hotel,” says Smith, “it’s an ur- ban resort. It comes with a signature, 18-hole golf course, a spa, and an automobile race track. An- other unique feature is that Savannah is the third busiest container port in the country. These huge container ships pass by the facility on a regular basis during one’s visit to the Center.” Another advantage that SITCC has is its rela- tionship with its parent organization. “We capital- ize on Georgia World Congress Center systems,” notes Spinks, “so, as a small facility, we have increased capabilities in technology -WiFi, IT security - the bandwidth is much larger than most convention centers of our size.” The Center utiliz- es cutting-edge IP Cameras with high-end, ana- lytic capability.With over 140 feeds, the security department is able to have a clear picture of the THESAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL TRADE&CONVENTIONCENTER