The world’s first inflatable concert hall will begin touring ravaged areas of Japan

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The world’s first inflatable concert hall will begin touring ravaged areas of Japan

About 1 year ago we reported that renowned Japanese architect Arata Isozaki will team up with British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor to create an inflatable concert hall. Dubbed Arc Nova, the mobile venue will tour the earthquake and tsunami-ravaged areas of Tohoku, delivering hope and encouragement in the form of music.

Well it appears that the structure is almost complete. Photos on their facebook page reveal what the interior and exterior of the completed structure looks like. Arc Nova takes about 2 hours to inflate and holds roughly 500 people. The wooden benches were completed during a workshop in August, in which volunteers showed up and used wood from tsunami-damaged cedar trees at Zuiganji Temple in Matsushima.

http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2013/09/24/the-worlds-first-inflatable-concert-hall-will-begin-touring-ravaged-areas-of-japan/

[Raine1967]

1. Oh that's really beautiful!

I love the concept and that they used the cedar from the damaged temple.

Thank you for sharing this!

[Romulox]

2. Wow. This is really lovely and inspiring. nt

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[NYC_SKP]

4. Kick! (nt)