Overview
A 25,000-seat arena built on a Caspian peninsula in just eight months to host Eurovision 2012. GMP Architekten’s design wraps a lightweight steel structure in a faceted membrane skin of 180 panels carrying more than 80,000 integrated LEDs, programmed to read as cut crystal at night. The building measures roughly 206 m by 168 m, stands 25 m tall, and was assembled from three independent systems: façade, modular stadium, and interior roof.
