Lighting Archive - AVMS

Illumination of the hylive Expo Pavilion

Thomas Fischer — Sat, 31 May 2025 08:18:35 +0000

Illumination in the Hylive Expo Pavilion - Light art in the former Dutch Pavilion

Under the motto #Expo2000Revisited, Hanover celebrated the 25th anniversary of Expo 2000 with a diverse program of events in the Expo Park. A special highlight was the spectacular illumination of the former Dutch pavilion – now known as the Hylive Expo Pavilion – by AVMS GmbH, which transformed the once abandoned building into a glowing work of art.

Impressive number of LED spotlights, static lighting spots and floodlights in use

The Dutch pavilion was already regarded as an architectural masterpiece and a symbol of sustainability and innovation at Expo 2000. After years of vacancy, the building has been revitalized in recent years and now serves as a creative event venue. For the anniversary, it was staged using state-of-the-art lighting technology from AVMS – a tribute to the visionary architecture and the Expo’s idea of connecting people, nature and technology.

The lighting design transformed the striking levels of the pavilion into a lively narrative of colors, shapes and movement. Visitors were able to experience the building at night in a completely new light – an impressive interplay of history, technology and artistic vision.

AVMS GmbH, a leading provider of event technology, relied on energy-efficient LED technology, dynamic mapping effects and a dramaturgically coordinated lighting choreography. The illumination was not only a technical masterpiece, but also an emotional look back at Expo 2000 – and a look forward to the future of the Expo site as a place of encounter and innovation.

The event was part of a larger programme organized by the city of Hanover, the Expo Park Association and numerous partners. In addition to light art, there were exhibitions, panel discussions, music and guided tours of the historic pavilions.

Pictures: Peter Weihs

Battery headlight
LED headlights
Lightmax Spots
Effect spotlights
Lighting control
Competent planners and technicians
Motivated and hardworking helpers

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Light staging at gala event

Thomas Fischer — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 12:13:02 +0000

Impressive light show at gala event in historic building inspires guests

Diese faszinierende Lichtinszenierung bei einer Galaveranstaltung beeindruckte die Gäste. Bewegte Scheinwerfer und Washlights beleuchteten das historische Gebäude von innen und von außen. Auch der Park wurde wunderschön beleuchtet.

Gigantic number of moving lamps, static lighting spots, and area spotlights in use

This gala event for an industrial client was certainly not an everyday assignment for the crew of AVMS. The historic venue was ceremoniously staged from the outside with many spotlights. Both the building and the beautiful park were colorfully illuminated.

The large ballroom was equipped with a large stage along with the side aisles. These were made with Atomic Design Panels and Cameo Wash-Lights and served as changing and backstage areas, among other things.

A large rig was installed under the ceiling, on which a total of around one hundred lamps and moving head spotlights were mounted to create the right lighting effects for the speakers, acrobats and DJ. The elaborate lighting was controlled by grandMA lighting consoles.

Als Soundsystem für den Disco-Event kamen bereits vorhandene L-Acoustics Linearrays der Veranstaltungslocation zum Einsatz.

In order to be able to reliably guarantee the assembly and dismantling as well as the support, about fifty colleagues, as planners, structural engineers, technicians and helpers were in action.

Fotos: AVMS und Adam Hall

Truss material
Motors with central control
Atomic Design Panels - Wafers
Cameo Moving Lights
Cameo Wash Lights
Lighting control
High resolution LED wall
Sound system for disco event from the house
Competent planners and technicians
Motivated and hardworking helpers

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Evening event in the Pavilion at the 2022 Book Fair

Thomas Fischer — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:15:05 +0000

Exuberant mood at an evening event in the Pavilion at the 2022 Book Fair

The beautiful light show and great sound during the evening event at the book fair delighted the guests. The event was recorded and broadcast live on ARTE television.

Lighting control, sound reinforcement and video recording from one competent source

Since 2018, the Pavilion has been an institution at the Book Fair. It is used for readings, interviews and all kinds of events. The Pavilion is reusable and will be stored during the Book Fair-free period. In mid-May 2023, the iF Design Award 2023 was ceremoniously presented at Berlin’s Friedrichstadt-Palast. The gold trophy of the prestigious design award in the category “Public Architecture” went to the building designed by schneider+schumacher Frankfurt Pavilion designed for the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Readings, interviews and discussions take place in the Pavilion in the mornings and afternoons, but in the evenings things can get a bit heated. To provide a setting for an exuberant trade show party, a few upgrades were installed to the standard equipment.

A disco ball was mounted under the ceiling, which was illuminated in phases. A large number of spotlights and spotlights created a beautiful party ambience. The beautiful lighting effects were controlled with grandMA lighting consoles.

In addition to the two existing LED walls, a third was placed behind the stage. Additional speakers provided a bit more oomph.

In order to be able to reliably guarantee the assembly and dismantling as well as the support, eight colleagues, as planners, structural engineers, technicians and helpers, were in action.

Photos: AVMS

Light control and disco ball
Sound system for disco event
2x LED wall 2,5x1,5m with 30 INFiLED 1,9mm pixel
1x LED wall 2,5x1,5m curved
Camera recording with domecam and camera train
Roland video direction and notebooks
Streaming Encoder Epiphan Pearl-2
Competent planners and technicians
Motivated and hardworking helpers

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Press conference Achema 2022 with beMatrix stage and LEDskin®.

Thomas Fischer — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:17:15 +0000

Achema press conference equipped with truss, lighting, sound, stage and media technology

To hold the international press conference on the occasion of Achema 2022, the Panorama room in the Forum of the Festhalle on the Frankfurt exhibition grounds was equipped with elaborate stage, lighting, sound, camera, media and transmission technology and supervised by experienced technicians.

The international PK was translated by interpreters and the livestream was transmitted to the homepage

Achema (proper spelling ACHEMA for Ausstellungsstagungfür chemisches Apparatewesen) is the world’s largest trade fair for the process industry for chemical engineering, process technology and biotechnology with around 170,000 visitors and several thousand international exhibitors. It is organized every three years on the grounds of the Frankfurt Fair by the association DECHEMA and the “Dechema Ausstellungs-GmbH”.

The stage was built with stage platforms. The stage back wall was realized with a reusable beMatrix frame system with textile covering.

The ceiling of the hall was equipped with a truss construction to which numerous spotlights were attached to illuminate the stage and the audience area. In addition, battery-powered spotlights set up on the sides provided a pleasant ambience.

Good understanding among the audience was ensured by the interpreters, who were deployed from an interpreting booth for the translation. The sound was professionally mixed and distributed to the audience through loudspeakers, which were also suspended in the truss.

A 5x5m LED wall made of LEDskin® modules, has shown the visual content from presentations or the two camera trains from the stage.

For those who could not be there in person, the entire event was broadcast via livestream on the Achema homepage.

Thanks to perfect planning and professional equipment for the event, the AVMS technicians were able to ensure smooth and trouble-free operation of the AV and media technology.

Stage 10x4m from Bütec stage platforms
Stage back wall 12x5m from beMatrix frame with textile covering
25m² LED wall made of 100 LEDskin modules in the angled stage side
74m truss with 30 spots and floodlights controlled by MA dot2 lighting desk
Ambient lighting with 25 Astera battery headlights
Sound system with 12 ProAudio speakers, 2 subwoofers and 3 power amplifiers
Interpreting equipment with booth and headphones
3 camera trains with video direction
Media server and video mixer with streaming encoder
Cable routes for power and network
10 lighting, sound, camera and media technicians to support the event
1 day assembly, 8 hours disassembly
5 truckloads of stage and event equipment

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Annual general meeting with event technology

Thomas Fischer — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 12:56:35 +0000

The annual general meeting of Haus & Grund was equipped with event technology

When holding an annual general meeting, there are a number of things to consider when selecting event technology. Everything was thought of at the AGM for Haus & Grund Deutschland, so that everything went according to plan in the Chamber Music Hall of the Mendelssohn House in Leipzig. This is no wonder, because AVMS has been competently managing this event for years.

Light, sound, stage, deco, video and camera technology, tuning and live streaming from Leipzig to the world

For adequate lighting, a truss construction was suspended from the hall ceiling and numerous spotlights were mounted and aligned. Thus, the previously set up stage as well as the performers shone in bright splendor. Colored washlight spotlights provided beautiful ambient lighting.

The stage background was realized with DCP frames and a textile back wall as decoration. A large preview monitor showed speakers desired information and a smaller display showed available speaking time. Two 130″ LED screens on height-adjustable tripods, displayed information about the speaker or important info.

The lectern was equipped with a monitor in portrait format, which displayed the customer logo. High-quality microphones and profile loudspeakerswith excellent speech reproduction were used for the sound system.

The voting, which is obligatory at such events, was realized with a professional voting system and carried out without errors.

In order to reach members who were not able to be on site, the meeting was broadcast via live streaming. A hygiene concept was drawn up and implemented for the participants on site in accordance with the legal requirements.

Photos: AVMS

Motors with central control
Truss material
Cameo Wash Lights
Astera battery headlight
Lighting control
2x 130" LED wall on tripods
Bosch microphone units and proAudio loudspeakers for optimal speech reproduction
Professional voting system Media Ivent
Camera technology and live streaming encoder
Hygiene concept in accordance with legal requirements
Sequence and direction plan
Competent planners and technicians
Motivated and hardworking helpers

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Wedia and Hornbach green and illuminate construction site

Thomas Fischer — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:45:12 +0000

Hornbach greened 1,250 sqm building facade of WEDIA highlight location

On the Mariahilfer Gürtel in Vienna, 4,500 plants and beautiful lighting decorate the construction site

Primroses, bamboo ivy, placed close together vertically, herald the arrival of spring at prominent locations in Vienna. At the intersection of Mariahilfer Gürtel and Mariahilfer Straße, right next to Vienna’s Westbahnhof, Hornbach presents itself with a spectacular advertising campaign. The scaffolded facade of a construction project disappeared piece by piece behind more than 4,500 plants during a nine-day construction phase. At night it continues to green and blossom thanks to atmospheric lighting.

Well over 150,000 contacts per day are guaranteed on the capital’s busiest shopping street. Until the end of April, the 1,250 sqm vertical garden will be the eye-catcher in the heart of Vienna.

The large-scale project was realized by the creative agency Heimat (Berlin), the media agency Mediaplus Austria and HORNBACH together with WEDIA.

The location will be exclusively marketed nationally and internationally by WEDIA Visuelle Großflächenwerbung GmbH through its Austrian and German sales teams until at least August 2021. WEDIA Visuelle Großflächenwerbung GmbH is a good partner of AVMS GmbH.

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