Arab World Institute
- Architect
- Jean Nouvel, Architecture-Studio, Pierre Soria and Gilbert Lezenes
- Place
- Paris, France
- Completed / opened
- 1987
- Type
- Cultural building
- Completed
- 1987
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A repeated screen gives the glazed facade a strong identity while connecting architectural pattern with the management of daylight.
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AD Classics: Institut du Monde Arabe / Enrique Jan + Jean Nouvel + Architecture-Studio - Exterior Photography, Facade
AD Classics: Institut du Monde Arabe / Enrique Jan + Jean Nouvel + Architecture-Studio - Exterior Photography, Facade
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Published drawings from the original project account. Select a drawing to zoom and inspect it; dimensions and construction information remain the responsibility of its source.
Research notes
A repeated screen gives the glazed facade a strong identity while connecting architectural pattern with the management of daylight.
Compare the building's regular exterior grid with the light it admits inside. This is a different architectural use of technology from the visibly fragmented forms of the 1990s examples.
What the sources do not establish
- Completed in 1987; a cultural institution with a patterned south-facing screen.
- Photographs document the published source account; later alterations are not a claim about the original completion date.
Sources & evidence
- ArchDaily - published project and gallery
Project identity, architecture and credited photographs
- Original date reference
Completed in 1987; a cultural institution with a patterned south-facing screen.
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