2. • Jean Nouvel (born 12 August 1945) is a French architect.
• Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was
a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de
l'Architecture.
• He has obtained a number of prestigious distinctions over
the course of his career:
- Aga Khan Award for Architecture
- the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2005
-the Pritzker Prize in 2008
A GLANCE AT JEAN
3. ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE, PARIS(FRANCE)
GUTHRIE THEATER, MINNEAPOLIS(US)
MUSEE DU QUAI BRANLY, PARIS(FRANCE)
COPENHAGEN CONCERT HALL, COPENHAGEN(DENMARK)
LE LOUVRE, ABU DHABI
HIS NOTABLE PROJECTS
5. • The AWI is located in a building known as
the Institut du Monde Arabe, the same
name as the institute, on Rue des Fossés
Saint Bernard in the 5th arrondissement of
Paris, France.
• It was constructed from 1981 to 1987 and
has floor space of 181,850 square feet
(16,894 m2).
• Architecture-Studio, together with Jean
Nouvel, won the 1981 design
competition with a highly original plan for
a difficult site that, over the years, have
proven to be a successful design solution.
ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE, PARIS
6. • The building acts as a buffer zone between
the Jussieu Campus of Pierre and Marie
Curie University (Paris VI), built in large
rationalist urban blocks, and the Seine.
• The river façade follows the curve of the
waterway, reducing the hardness of a
rectangular grid and offering an inviting view
from the Sully Bridge.
• At the same time the building appears to fold
itself back in the direction of the Saint-
Germain-des-Prés district.
ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE, PARIS
7. • In contrast to the curved
surface on the river side, the
southwest façade is an
uncompromisingly
rectangular glass-clad curtain
wall.
• It faces a large square public
space that opens toward
the Île de la Cité and Notre
Dame.
• Visible behind the glass wall,
a metallic screen unfolds
with moving geometric
motifs.
ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE, PARIS
8. • The motifs are actually 240 photo-sensitive
motor-controlled apertures, or shutters,
which act as a sophisticated brise soleil that
automatically opens and closes to control
the amount of light and heat entering the
building from the sun.
• The mechanism creates interior spaces with
filtered light — an effect often used
in Islamic architecture with its climate-
oriented strategies.
• The innovative use of technology and
success of the building's design catapulted
Nouvel to fame and is one of the cultural
reference points of Paris.
ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE, PARIS
9. The building houses a museum, library, auditorium, restaurant, and offices.
ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE, PARIS
11. • The Guthrie Theater, founded in
1963, is a center for theater
performance, production, education,
and professional training
in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• The first building was designed by
architect Ralph Rapson, included a
1,441-seat thrust stage designed
by Tanya Moiseiwitsch, and was
operated from 1963–2006.
• After closing its 2005–2006 season,
the theater moved to its current
facility designed by French
architect Jean Nouvel.
THE GUTHRIE THEATER, US
12. • It is a 285,000 square foot (26,500 m²) facility that houses three theaters:
(1) the theater's signature thrust stage, seating 1,100,
(2) a 700-seat proscenium stage, and
(3) a black-box studio with flexible seating.
THE GUTHRIE THEATER, US
13. • It also has a 178-foot cantilevered bridge (called the "Endless Bridge")
to the Mississippi which is open to visitors during normal building
hours.
THE GUTHRIE THEATER, US
14. • The outside of the building's walls are covered in large panels which
display a large mural of photographs from past plays visible clearly at
night.
THE GUTHRIE THEATER, US
16. Materials used to construct
bridge include flexible steel
sections.
THE GUTHRIE THEATER, US
Acoustics were designed
keeping in mind the three
theatres which are included
inside.
20. • The Musée du quai Branly (MQB), known in English as the Quai Branly
Museum, is a museum in Paris, France that features indigenous art,
cultures and civilizations from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.
MUSEE DU QUAI BRANLY, PARIS
21. • The "green wall" (200m long by 12m high)
on part of the exterior of the museum was
designed and planted by Gilles Clément
and Patrick Blanc.
• At installation this was quite healthy and
vibrant; however, in winter, the direct
exposure of the plants to north winds
blowing over the open expanse of the
Seine river causes regular frost damage
even though the support system for the
plants' roots, irrigation and drainage has
proved to be perfectly adequate on the less
exposed east facade of the building and in
other places in Paris where it is used.
MUSEE DU QUAI BRANLY, PARIS
22. • The museum's
frontage facing
onto quai
Branly features
very tall glass
paneling which
allows its
interior gardens
to be
remarkably
quiet only
metres from the
busy street in
front of them.
MUSEE DU QUAI BRANLY, PARIS
23. Landscaping has
been done with
respect to the
original
topography of the
site.
MUSEE DU QUAI BRANLY, PARIS
