Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Institut du Monde Arabe
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Preferred Title:
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Institut du Monde Arabe
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Alternate Title:
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Arab World Institute
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Image View:
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View of the public rooftop and rooftop café
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Creator:
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Jean Nouvel (French architect, born 1945)
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Location:
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site: Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Date:
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1981-1987 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Modernist, Modern
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Work Type 1:
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mixed-use development
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Work Type 2:
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library (building)
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Work Type 3:
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museum
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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steel; concrete; glass
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); observatory
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Description:
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Design team: Jean Nouvel, Pierre Soria, Gilbert Lezenes, of Architecture Studio, Architects. Houses a Franco-Arabian 'World' Institute representing 19 countries. Its purpose is to foster knowledge of Arab world culture by the exchange of information on the arts, sciences and modern technologies. It incorporates some well-lit exhibition areas, a museum, library, a 300-seat hall and a restaurant, as well as offices and car parking. "Nouvel won the competition (1980) for the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, his first important work. Constructed in 1981-1987 on a sensitive site adjacent to Notre-Dame, the building has a complex design in two distinct parts: a curved block following the line of the River Seine and a rectangular block maintaining the street frontage. The entire south wall is covered with small steel irises electronically controlled to respond to ambient light conditions, recalling the carved wooden screens (masharabiyya) of traditional Islamic architecture, while the hypostyle hall and spiral libr
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-NJ-IM-H6
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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