An Inflatable Concert Hall Inspired By… Giant Plums?
Designed by Nipponese designer Arata Isozaki , who teamed with British - Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor , the Ark Nova is boast as the world ’s first inflatable concert student residence . Kapoor is no stranger to inflatable structures , having created theLeviathanin Paris back in 2011 . But that structure was designed to stay put inside the city ’s Grand Palais , whereas theArk Novais designed to travel around Japan for theLucerne Music Festival , visiting parts of the country still recovering from the tsunami ....