The strikingly dramatic V columns and sweeping curved roof projecting over Summer Street provide a fitting indication of the scale and magnitude of Boston’s new convention center. Housing conventions in expansive exhibit halls, parking 1000 cars, docking 75 trucks, anchoring extensive mechanical equipment, and supporting traffic on busy city streets are just some of the functions that this 2.7 million square foot venue serves. In the years since its construction, the Convention Center has served as a crucial anchor at the vanguard of the development of Boston’s reclaimed Seaport district.