ARCHITECT

JEAN NOUVEL

PRESESNTED BY:
PRAJINA MAHARJAN(THA076BAR027)
PRAJITA BUDHATHOKI (THA076BAR028)
 INTRODUCTION
• Jean Nouvel- “Architect of Contrast”, French Architect, born
on 12th August, 1945.
• His buildings- both aesthetically and functionally graceful.
• His style of working/methodologies
• Ateliers Jean Nouvel, his present practice, was formed in
1994 with Michel Pélissié and is one of the largest in France.
• Jean Nouvel was awarded the Pritzker Prize, in 2008, for his
work on more than 200 projects.
His notable works are listed below:
1987 – Nemausus 1 (Housing, 114 apartments), Nîmes, France
1987 – Arab World Institute (together with Architecture-Studio), Paris, France
1994 – Foundation Cartier pour art Contemporain (Office / Cultural), Paris, France
1995 – Euralille, (Retail / Office / Housing), Lille, France
2000 – Culture and Convention Center (Performance Space / Conference Hall / Museum / Restaurant), Lucerne, Switzerland
2000 – Palais de Justice, Nantes, France
2001 – Golden Angel (Zlatý Anděl), Prague, Czech Republic
2002 – Monolith of Expo.02, Murten, Switzerland
2004 – Torre Agbar (Office), Barcelona, Spain
2004 – Museum Two, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
2005 – Reina Sofía Museum expansion, Madrid, Spain
2006 – Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France
2006 – Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2009 – Copenhagen Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 – 100 Eleventh Avenue, Manhattan, NY, USA.
2010 – Serpentine Gallery temporary pavilion, London
2010 – One New Change, London
2011 – Tower 25 in Nicosia
2012 – Doha Tower skyscraper, Doha, Qatar
2012 – City Hall, Montpellier.
2015 – Philharmonie de Paris, Paris
2016 – Le Nouvel Residences, Kuala Lumpur
2017 – Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2018 – La Marseillaise, Marseille, France
2019-National Museum of Qatar
National Museum of Qatar Vertical Neighborhood, Paris

Louvre Abu Dhabi (Exterior) Louvre Abu Dhabi (Interior)

100 Eleventh Avenue, Torre Aigües de Barcelona
Manhattan (Agbar), Barcelona

Doha Tower Skyscraper,

One New Change, London
Doha, Qatar
 National Museum of Qatar, Doha

• Designed by Architect Jean Nouvel

• A story of the desert (Local Desert Rose)
• Monochromatic structure
• Homage to the topography, the ground of Qatar
• Concrete expression of the evolving identity of the
country
• Expression of culture rather than just Architecture
• Use of contemporary construction tools like steel,
glass and fiber concretes
FIG: AERIAL VIEW OF THE NATIONAL
MUSEUM OF QATAR
FIG: SOUTHERN FACE OF THE MUSEUM
 New vertical Neighborhood
 Located in the Gennevilliers, on
the banks of the river Seine
 Aims to create a sustainable and
inspiring living environment
 Aims to give advance the past-
Olympic and become the driving
engine for the area’s development
 The façade are designed
according to their orientation,
with the aim of reducing energy
needs
 Jean Nouvel explains “Echos”.
 12 floors, pre-programmed floor
 In total, the building has 3 hectors of
furnished terraces and 30,000m2 of
public spaces
 Planned to accommodate nearly 45000m2
of offices with modular platform, an
auditorium, cafes/restaurants, a gym, a
nursery to college, local shops will be
utilized over 2300m2, 1500 housing units
 A sustainable building -“Green”
 It relies on a bioclimatic and low energy
architecture
 The project is designed for energy efficiency
and natural ventilation
Thank You!