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The Lexington Center

RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER

LOCATION

Lexington, KY

COST
$250,000,000.00

SIZE

756,593 sq ft

TYPE

Renovation & Expansion

YEAR

2022

ARCHITECT 

Champlin | EOP & NBBJ 

CONTRACTOR

Messer Construction

A renovation and expansion project that includes a new convention center for the city of Lexington and the renovation of Rupp Arena to include wider concourses and a new custom curtain wall façade which mimics the aesthetic of a basketball net. The project also includes a new 2-story pavilion building just to the north of Rupp Arena, connecting pedestrian bridges and a new “Catwalk” plaza to the east. Club space for the 
University of Kentucky is constructed at levels 2 and 3 below the Catwalk. 

Awards
2023 Merit Award, 
AIA Kentucky

2018 Unbuilt Award, AIA Kentucky

2018 Citation Award, AIA Kentucky

2014 Honor Award, AIA Los Angeles

AGC Build Kentucky Award

LEXINGTON + LOUISVILLE + CHATTANOOGA

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Kentucky

Kentucky

Tennessee

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