Design
Inside the World's First Inflatable Concert Hall
It inflates in 2 hours and seats 500 people.
"Ark Nova," the world’s first large-scale inflatable concert hall, is almost complete.
Conceived by sculptor Anish Kapoor, architect Arata Isozaki and the Lucerne Festival, Ark Nova will travel the Tohoku region of Japan — an area devastated by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The mobile concert hall will make its public debut in the city of Matsushima early next month, hosting concerts, workshops, and other events.