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Institut du Monde ArabeFrance's longstanding relationship with Islamic culture is embodied in Jean Nouvel's stunning Institut du Monde Arabe. The visionary design surprised the 19 donor nations when they first saw the concept in the 1980's. Far from a traditional austere building, the institute features radical high-tech walls emblazoned with mechanical apertures that respond to sunlight by narrowing to reduce solar exposure or dilating to allow daylight to suffuse the interior....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/jean-nouvels-stunning-museum-facade-dilates-to-let-in-daylight/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Institut du Monde ArabeFrance's longstanding relationship with Islamic culture is embodied in Jean Nouvel's stunning Institut du Monde Arabe. The visionary design surprised the 19 donor nations when they first saw the concept in the 1980's. Far from a traditional austere building, the institute features radical high-tech walls emblazoned with mechanical apertures that respond to sunlight by narrowing to reduce solar exposure or dilating to allow daylight to suffuse the interior....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/jean-nouvels-stunning-museum-facade-dilates-to-let-in-daylight/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
Institut du Monde ArabeFrance's longstanding relationship with Islamic culture is embodied in Jean Nouvel's stunning Institut du Monde Arabe. The visionary design surprised the 19 donor nations when they first saw the concept in the 1980's. Far from a traditional austere building, the institute features radical high-tech walls emblazoned with mechanical apertures that respond to sunlight by narrowing to reduce solar exposure or dilating to allow daylight to suffuse the interior....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/jean-nouvels-stunning-museum-facade-dilates-to-let-in-daylight/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
Institut du Monde ArabeFrance's longstanding relationship with Islamic culture is embodied in Jean Nouvel's stunning Institut du Monde Arabe. The visionary design surprised the 19 donor nations when they first saw the concept in the 1980's. Far from a traditional austere building, the institute features radical high-tech walls emblazoned with mechanical apertures that respond to sunlight by narrowing to reduce solar exposure or dilating to allow daylight to suffuse the interior....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/jean-nouvels-stunning-museum-facade-dilates-to-let-in-daylight/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
Institut du Monde ArabeFrance's longstanding relationship with Islamic culture is embodied in Jean Nouvel's stunning Institut du Monde Arabe. The visionary design surprised the 19 donor nations when they first saw the concept in the 1980's. Far from a traditional austere building, the institute features radical high-tech walls emblazoned with mechanical apertures that respond to sunlight by narrowing to reduce solar exposure or dilating to allow daylight to suffuse the interior....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/jean-nouvels-stunning-museum-facade-dilates-to-let-in-daylight/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
Institut du Monde ArabeFrance's longstanding relationship with Islamic culture is embodied in Jean Nouvel's stunning Institut du Monde Arabe. The visionary design surprised the 19 donor nations when they first saw the concept in the 1980's. Far from a traditional austere building, the institute features radical high-tech walls emblazoned with mechanical apertures that respond to sunlight by narrowing to reduce solar exposure or dilating to allow daylight to suffuse the interior....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/jean-nouvels-stunning-museum-facade-dilates-to-let-in-daylight/'>READ ARTICLE</a>6
Institut du Monde ArabeFrance's longstanding relationship with Islamic culture is embodied in Jean Nouvel's stunning Institut du Monde Arabe. The visionary design surprised the 19 donor nations when they first saw the concept in the 1980's. Far from a traditional austere building, the institute features radical high-tech walls emblazoned with mechanical apertures that respond to sunlight by narrowing to reduce solar exposure or dilating to allow daylight to suffuse the interior....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/jean-nouvels-stunning-museum-facade-dilates-to-let-in-daylight/'>READ ARTICLE</a>7
