One of Europe’s largest illuminated façades

The Ars Electronica Centre has one of Europe’s largest illuminated façades. The building has a double-skin façade which is designed as a multimedia design surface. The approximately 5,200 m² inclined media façade consists of 1,100 glass elements, which are fitted with 40,000 LEDs. The glass surfaces are partly transparent and partly translucent and backlit form the façade cavity. The ventilation of the cavity is effected by 1.3 m x 3 m wide top-hung windows with actuators developed by GIG. The lights behind the glass panes can be controlled individually, so the appearance can continuously be varied on both, brightness and colour mix.

The architecture of the Ars Electronica Centre has been awarded several prizes.