Archinect - News 2024-12-04T03:58:08-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/82671282/the-world-s-first-inflatable-concert-hall-arrives-in-japan-s-disaster-hit-north-eastern-coast The world's first inflatable concert hall arrives in Japan's disaster-hit north eastern coast Archinect 2013-09-25T12:08:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f6/f675df616fdec3bff722c819bdcf3dd4?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>A giant purple structure believed to be the world's first inflatable concert hall is to open on Japan's disaster-hit north eastern coast. British sculptor Anish Kapoor and Japanese architect Arata Isozaki created the unusual Ark Nova, a balloon made of a coated polyester material that has been erected at a park in the town of Matsushima. The structure, which organisers say is a world's first, measures about 18m and 35m wide when fully inflated with room for about 500 guests.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>