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Video walls modernize La Salle des Emirats at UN Headquarters

July 21, 2016

Leyard, a producer and distributor of visualization products, announced that La Salle des Emirats at the Palace of Nations, the European headquarters of the United Nations located in Geneva, Switzerland, has installed Leyard's latest LED display technology as a feature of daily delegate sessions and other meetings throughout the year, according to a company press release.

La Salle des Emirats, also known as Hall XVII, is using the Leyard TVH Series, a fine-pitch LED video wall, as its main presentation platform. The wall-mounted video wall, which comprises 126 Leyard TVH Series 1.6-mm pixel pitch displays, showcases delegate presentation content, videos and other information in support of day-to-day U.N. business, the release said.

The facility has also built what Leyard says is a first-of-its-kind hall ceiling installation using the Leyard CarbonLight CLM Series, a see-through mesh LED display. The ceiling video wall combines 437 Leyard CarbonLight CLM Series LED displays to depict the sky above the United Arab Emirates in real time as it transforms from dawn to dusk each day from the hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

"We are extremely proud that Leyard's LED display products were selected for this prestigious project," said Jennifer Davis, chief marketing officer for Leyard. "Utilizing the state-of-the-art large presentation video wall, and enveloped by the realistic video ceiling, some of the most impactful global issues around economic growth and humanitarian causes will be discussed for years to come. It is another example of how Leyard's market-leading visualization technologies have been chosen by the world's leading institutions and companies."

As the hall was renovated, technology was bonded with the carefully crafted interior design reflective of centuries-old culture. The technology needed to respect the traditional culture and values of the UAE and the manner in which the country's delegates conduct business as European United Nations representatives, the release said.

The main video wall needed to provide advanced image quality and the highest level of operational reliability to support daily delegate sessions and other meetings throughout the year. Using Leyard TVH Series 1.6-mm pixel pitch displays, the video wall delivers a crisp, high-contrast image with a pixel density of 33,488 per square foot (360,000 per square meter), the company said.

The Leyard TVH Series is bezel-free and was designed for 24x7 operation and is equipped with redundant video and power options to ensure continuous operation and a typical lifetime of 50,000 hours.

The installation uses a metal structure, with the displays installed in four quadrants, alternating with white panels to maintain the ceiling's sky feeling without overwhelming viewers, the release said. With a pixel pitch of 10.4 mm, the Leyard CarbonLight CLM Series makes the image of the sky appear realistic when viewed from the hall floor.

Each display weighs 10.6 pounds (4.8 kilograms). The displays feature a high-strength carbon fiber casing in a modular design to accommodate the requirements of the installation. Also incorporated is a bracketry, making it simple to remove or replace individual displays at any location without having to disassemble the overall layout, the release said.

Planar Systems was acquired by Leyard in 2015.

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