This edition of the magazine examines the work of French architect Jean Nouvel since just prior to his being awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2008. Featuring an interview with the architect and Francis Marmande, plus an essay by Santiago de Molina, it offers a diverse overview of how this critically acclaimed designer arrived at the present moment in his career. Included are nineteen projects that span the globe, among them the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Danish Radio Concert House in Copenhagen, the renovation of Moritz Brewery, Hotel Renaissance in Barcelona, two housing projects in Bordeaux, One Central Park in Sydney, and the European Patent Office in Rijswijk.
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Biography
Le Grand Pari or The Great Gamble A Conversation with Jean Nouvel FRANCIS MARMANDE
Richemont Headquarters, Geneva
Brembo Technical Centre [Kilometro Rosso]
Louvre Abu Dhabi
Residential Building at 40th Mercer
Les Bains des Docks Complex
National Museum of Qatar
Signal Tower, Paris
Danish Radio Concert House, Copenhagen
One New Change, London
100 11th Avenue Apartments in Chelsea
City Hall, Montpellier
Renovation of Moritz Brewery
Lormont Housing, Bordeaux
Cenon Housing, Bordeaux
Hotel Renaissance, Barcelona
RBC Design Centre, Montpellier
One Central Park, Sydney
European Patent Office, Rijswijk
La Philharmonie de Paris
Jean Nouvel Contemporary Reflections SANTIAGO DE MOLINA