Special Exhibits
Dynamic and Unique Exhibit Areas to Explore
Visit unique exhibits and installations displayed throughout The Merchandise Mart that have been developed to inspire and bring insight into how you may want to approach your next projects.
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Buildex Chicago Networking Area The Buildex Networking Lounge is a place to meet and network with suppliers, colleagues and clients during the Show. Relax in this Bistro setting while visiting the over 120 Buildex exhibits and 700 NeoCon exhibits. Join us at the Networking Lounge for refreshments from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
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The Architectural Stone & Tile Pavilion Providing a destination within NeoCon where industry professionals can discover the newest styles, trends and technological innovations in tile and stone. The Stone & Tile Pavilion is your opportunity to meet face-to-face with experts, ask questions, see products and better understand the versatility of today’s porcelains, glass, cement, ceramic, mosaic, granite, marble, etc. across a wide variety of applications. |
BreakPoint Books Market "BreakPoint Books will be hosting an onsite bookstore during the NeoCon World's Trade Fair. BreakPoint Books will carry titles recommended by the conference speakers, and will feature titles on Interior Design, Green Building, Architecture resources & much more. Stop by to browse and network with other conference attendees at the NeoCon Bookstore, brought to you by BreakPoint Books!". |
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Green Spot and Sustainability Timeline The Green Product Gallery and education center showcases new, innovative, sustainable and eco-friendly products from our showroom partners. Also featured is the sustainability timeline, which celebrates many of the accomplishments of The Merchandise Mart, our showroom partners and the City of Chicago. Addressing global environmental challenges, the display highlights the product innovations, research findings and events of the last several decades that reduce our environmental footprint and make the world a better place to live. To learn more about all the green initiatives in place at |
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GSA Internet Lounge Take a break from the hectic days at NeoCon and stop by the show's GSA Internet Lounge. Relax in comfortable furnishings while checking your e-mail or browsing the Web. Questions regarding federal government furniture procurements, or on how to do business with the federal government? Speak with acquisition and business development professionals from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). |
Materials Pavilion If an empty space is a designer's canvas, materials are the palette with which their vision is realized. At the rate new materials, finishes and applications are developed, it's hard to keep up with what's new, cool, "green" or even practical. In the I&S Materials Pavilion, organized with the help of Material Intelligence and Think Materials, you'll find samples of furniture and architectural surfaces that will add impact, value, and LEED points for commercial interior design projects. A guide to related CEU resources and Pavilion materials in use in other NeoCon exhibits will also be available. |
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Nomkhubulwane Internationally renowned sculptor, Andries Botha (www.andriesbotha.net), has created 17 majestic and enchanting life-size elephants from recycled materials and launched a Human Elephant Foundation to use them to accelerate imagination around issues of ecology, migration, conservation, industry and sustainability (www.humanelephant.org). Nomkhubulwane (pronounced Nom-koo-bull-wah'-nee and named for the Zulu Goddess regarded as Mother Earth) was made in 2009 for the 9th World Wilderness Congress in Mexico. Standing more than 10 feet tall, and weighing 1.3 tons, she is made from the offcuts of recycled truck tires woven over a galvanized, mild steel support structure. She will grace the entrance to NeoCon 2010 in Chicago as a powerful invitation to a new ecological imagination. |
Student Project Display View the future of interior design from the next generation of designers from local schools. Projects include innovative environments from commercial to residential and hospitality to retail. |
Since 1989, Buildex shows have been produced in Toronto and Vancouver. In more recent years, similar events have been launched in Calgary, Edmonton, and Seattle.
As Canada’s largest annual property management expositions and conferences, the shows facilitate the exchange of ideas, best practices, and product knowledge that provides owners and managers with strategies and cost effective solutions for managing and operating all types of buildings.
The expositions in Toronto and Vancouver have been sold out for the past five years. Buildex Calgary has most recently reached the same status.
For more information on these shows, click here.
Media Release
Chicago, February 14, 2011 - The Buildex Chicago Team and MMPI are thrilled to announce that the Chicago Federation of BOMA will be hosting its annual trade show concurrently with Buildex Chicago, May 10-11, 2011. Both shows will be hosted at The Merchandise Mart on the 7th floor and will feature two jam-packed days of educational and networking opportunities. Click here to download the complete media release.
