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In the early 1960s, construction began on a seafront exhibition centre that was considered groundbreaking for its time: the Fiera di Genova. Located in the historic Foce district, it comprised several pavilions, outdoor spaces and a water surface of 100,000 square metres. It was here that, in 1962, the story of the Palasport, also known as Pavilion S, began. Over the years, it has hosted major events such as the International Boat Show and Euroflora, the international trade fair of plants and flowers that is held in Genoa every five years.
Pavilion S was designed to serve both as a sports hall and multi-purpose venue for music events and conferences. Its dimensions were so impressive that it was considered the largest reinforced concrete tensile structure ever built in Europe at the time. Designed with a circular layout measuring 160 metres in diameter, the venue could accommodate up to 10,000 spectators and extended over 31,000 square metres distributed across three floors.
In 2019, the iconic pavilion, nicknamed the “flying saucer”, became part of the Waterfront di Levante, an ambitious urban redevelopment project designed by Renzo Piano for Genoa’s coastline.
While some pavilions were demolished in 2021, the Palasport underwent an initial series of renovations aimed, among other things, at preserving its circular layout and some original structural elements from 1962, such as the 47 pairs of circular pillars, while also revitalising long-neglected interior spaces. The goal was to create a modern, multi-functional facility capable of hosting training sessions and competitions for a wide range of indoor sports, including basketball, volleyball, tennis and martial arts, as well as national and international events and concerts.
The renewed Palasport, which was first unveiled in July 2024, now features a modular arena located beneath the skylight at the centre of the structure. It offers a seating capacity of 4,000, distributed over eight stands, with four tiers on the shorter sides equipped with mobile telescopic stands to increase capacity to 5,000 seats, allowing the venue to adapt to the needs of each event.
Today, it presents itself as a functional, fully equipped, and extremely versatile sports centre designed to provide its users with maximum comfort. The new lighting system needed to be equally efficient and comfortable – a requirement that was excellently met by adopting the fixtures designed and manufactured by Disano.
Specifically, Forum LED floodlights were chosen for their advanced technical features that deliver outstanding performance: the LED light sources produce stable (low flicker), high-quality light with no dispersion. This makes them ideal for protecting eye health. Moreover, LED technology ensures optimised energy consumption and significantly lowers maintenance costs.
Another advantage of Forum LED floodlights is undoubtedly their precise aiming and position-locking devices.
These features are crucial for achieving flawless image quality in high-definition television broadcasts, enabling viewers to experience the full intensity of sports and concert performances even when watching on a screen.
Meeting these requirements is crucial to comply with the stringent regulations of both national and international sports federations.
Forum LED has also been designed in a DMX version. Thanks to digital communication systems, lighting can now be controlled with precision, allowing for the exact type and intensity of light to be tailored to each event, whether it’s a training session, a friendly match, or an official competition. And that’s not all. Using the DMX protocol, dynamic and immersive lighting scenes can be created, turning every event into a truly unforgettable experience.
The Palasport in Genoa is now equipped with a high-performance lighting system. When the goal is to deliver efficient, safe, and comfortable lighting while offering modularity for creative effects, the ideal choice for versatile, top-quality illumination is Forum LED, which is the result of the all-Italian know-how of a company with nearly seventy years of dedication and expertise in the lighting sector.

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