Convention centers are often treated as event venues. In reality, they are part of the economic infrastructure. They compress trade, diplomacy, innovation, and capital exchange into a repeatable system that cities can scale over decades. When planned strategically, their impact extends far beyond tourism into employment, investor confidence, and national positioning. Nation-building is spatial before it is statistical. https://www.ianfulgar.com/convention-centers-in-the-philippines-and-role-in-nation-building/
















