MSG SphereStudios

Creating content for Sphere required a testing environment capable of replicating its highly specialized visual technology before material reached the Las Vegas venue. The facility needed to accommodate an enormous half-spherical LED screen and mission-critical technical infrastructure within a purpose-built studio that could be designed, permitted and constructed on an accelerated schedule.

G&T provided Project and Cost Management services for the 30,000 SF studio, centered around a 95-foot-high, double-layer geodesic tensile structure housing a 75-by-75-foot half-spherical LED screen. The superstructure and tensile fabric were conceived as a modular “kit of parts,” while the server room and other supporting components were fabricated off site to support efficient delivery.

Completed in 2022, the studio gives the Sphere team a dedicated environment for developing, testing and refining immersive content before it reaches the Las Vegas venue. Delivered in just 12 months from design through permitting and construction, the purpose-built facility brings the technology and infrastructure needed for content testing together under one roof.