Louvre Abu Dhabi architect Jean Nouvel speaks about incorporating Arabian elements in Parisian buildings

Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel

English - March 31, 2022 18:05 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Speaking to Gilles Kepel from the Arab World Institute in Paris, renowned French architect Jean Nouvel talks about his experience designing world-famous buildings throughout the Middle East — including in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia — as well as adapting Arabian architectural elements into Parisian projects under the principle that “all architecture is local.”

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