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space available to us was within the building's own footprint." Then came the Calgary f loods of 2013. "The Agrium Centre was designed to be above the flood level, and it would have been impervious to water – if only we'd installed the doors in time," says Bellingham. "Fortunately the damage was minimal, with underground lines being plugged. The Ledcor crew did a great job of relocating manpower and kept us on schedule for a completion of spring of 2014." Bellingham echoes the sentiments of his colleagues when he concludes, "The Agrium Centre is really a focal point for Stampede Park and connects the urban with the rural, which is a major characteristic of our city in general. We're already booking events, and by all counts the completed facility has far exceeded our expectations." n Location 2050 Stampede Trail, Calgary, Alberta owner/deveLoper Calgary Exhibition & Stampede architect Gibbs Gage Architects construction manager Ledcor Construction Limited project manager Lawson Projects structuraL consuLtant Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. mechanicaL consuLtant Emans Smith Andersen Engineering Ltd. eLectricaL consuLtant SMP Engineering Landscape architect Scatliff+Miller+Murray signage and wayfinding consuLtant Bond Creative food service consuLtant Sanford Design Group Ltd. civiL consuLtant Kellam Berg Engineering & Surveys Ltd. totaL size 150,000 square feet agrium centre buiLding cost $42.6 million agricuLturaL discovery zone infrastructure costs $61.5 million photos: chris bolin / courtesy calgary exhibition & stampede june 2014 /57 Agrium Western event Centre p.52-57Agrium Western.indd 57 14-06-03 9:52 AM