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But, happily, the era of generic, big-box convention centers seems to be drawing to a close. When Convene asked leading architects to share their thoughts about the future of the convention center, they showed us sketches and plans for structures that are in conversation with the natural and built environments they inhabit, both giving and taking cues from their surroundings. And, as one architect wrote, tomorrow's convention center won't come with an on/off switch, to be activated only when there's a meeting in town. Instead, it will be a living, breathing part of the community, energized by the inclusion of restaurants, hotels, and other retail and civic establishments that never go dark. Conventioncenters.