 The convention centre was designed by John Andrews and constructed over part of the Adelaide railway station, together with the Hyatt Regency Hotel (now the InterContinental Hotel), Exhibition Hall and an office block in the 1980s as part of the Adelaide Station and Environs Redevelopment (ASER) project.It has been rebuilt and extended upon a few times since its original construction in 1987.In 1999 an extension was planned  and in late 2001 it was unveiled.