L'Aquila Temporary Concert Hall, Concert hall in L'Aquila, Italy

L'Aquila Temporary Concert Hall, also called Paper Concert Hall, is a concert hall in the Acquasanta district, next to the new seat of the Alfredo Casella Conservatory. Its elliptical auditorium is set diagonally within a 25-metre square and covered by a low pyramid roof resting on 44 columns. The over 700 m² structure has a steel frame, while the cladding consists of expanded-clay bags covered with precompressed cardboard, which gives the hall its name.

After the 2009 earthquake, this hall was designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and funded by the Japanese government. It represents international support for the city's reconstruction efforts.

The hall's name comes from its cladding of precompressed cardboard over expanded-clay bags, a material choice by Shigeru Ban. It was inaugurated on 7 May 2011 with a concert conducted by Tomomi Nishimoto, and it stands beside the new seat of the Conservatorio Alfredo Casella.

The hall is located in the Acquasanta district near the L'Aquila Est motorway exit, making it easy to reach. It is good to check in advance what events are happening and what accessibility options are available.

The building was constructed together by students from L'Aquila University, Harvard, and Keio University, making it a special international project. This collaboration shows how students from different countries were involved in restoring the city.