Jean Nouvel-designed Louvre Abu Dhabi set to open in November
Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi – the first universal museum in the Arab world – will open its doors to the...
Jean Nouvel’s Cyprus tower is a pixelated, perforated plant paradise
Nouvel’s tower in Cyprus, which his firm calls “White Walls,” is a radical departure from a traditional high...
The world’s tallest vertical garden lives and breathes in Sydney
Designed by Parisian architect Jean Nouvel in collaboration with French artist and botanist Patrick Blanc, One...
8 abandoned buildings transformed into absolute dream spaces
While many people see abandoned spaces as battered and useless, many architects see inspiration for a grand transformation....
Jean Nouvel unveils a vertical green oasis for a São Paulo heritage site
The project, called Rosewood Tower, will act as a centerpiece of the site being restored by Allard Group. It will...
Jean Nouvel’s Louvre Abu Dhabi is a museum that is its own work of art
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is the fruit of a 2007 intergovernmental agreement between France and the United Arab Emirates....
Stunning Moroccan tent installation contrasts with Nouvel’s famous Institute du Monde Arabe in Paris
The studio, based in Paris and Casablanca, covered 500 square meters of space in front of the famous institute...
Jean Nouvel Unveils Plans for Nature-Filled National Art Museum of China
Nouvel's nearly 33-acre museum will be seven times larger than the current institution located near the Forbidden...
Smiljan Radic’s 2014 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion Opens in London
Chile-based Smiljan Radic Studio just unveiled the 14th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London. The studio's innovative...
Vienna Upcycles Historic Coal Gasometers into Amazing Urban Communities
We love adaptive reuse here at Inhabitat, and can never get enough converted barns and upcycled water towers. But...
Jean Nouvel Adorns Lush Barcelona Hotel with Leaf-Shaped Windows
The hotel’s striking façade sets it apart from others in the region, with leaf-shaped windows that frame each...
Patrick Blanc is Growing the World’s Tallest Vertical Garden in Sydney
The design of One Central Park combines green space with the built environment by using the lush green tapestry...
Jean Nouvel Wins Competition to Design National Art Museum of China
After a year of rumors, French architect Jean Nouvel was just selected to design Beijing’s new National Art...
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed into Thriving Communities in Vienna
The gasometers are four gigantic gas tanks enclosed by a brick façade, each approximately 230 feet tall, 197 feet...
New Renderings of Jean Nouvel’s Controversial Torre Verre MoMA Tower Reveal a Faceted Facade
The new renders focus on the exterior of the proposed tower, and feature a criss-crossed latticed façade. The...
Jean Nouvel Reportedly Trumps Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry for New National Art Museum of China
Image MAD Architecture The National Art Museum of China's location and highly-publicized competition show that...
Jean Nouvel Jazzes Up Moritz’s 19th Century Subterranean Brewery in Barcelona
The original Moritz Brewery was launched by a Catalan brewmaster in 1856. It shut down for 26 years before it was...
Jean Nouvel’s Shipping Container Restaurant Sprouts on Seguin Island in Paris
Les Grandes Tables of Seguin Island is a large timber-framed structure wrapped in glass. The bare bones suspended...
PHOTOS: Historic Jane’s Carousel Opens At Brooklyn Bridge Park in a Jean Nouvel Pavilion
Built in 1922 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, the carousel was part of Idora Park in Youngstown, Ohio. When...
Patrick Blanc Unveils New Vertical Garden at the Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom Stilwerk
The opening of Jean Nouvel’s latest project, Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom Stilwerk has been met with much fanfare,...
Patrick Blanc’s Vertical Gardens
Plants have found a home on walls for centuries, but are sometimes incongruous with architecture, often breaking...
Architect Jean Nouvel Unveils Masterplan for Seguin Island in France
The island was abandoned by carmakerRenault almost 20 years ago, and with Nouvel's design there is hope that Paris...
Jean Nouvel’s Stunning Museum Façade Dilates to Let in Daylight
France's longstanding relationship with Islamic culture is embodied in Jean Nouvel's stunning Institut du Monde...
The 10th Annual Serpentine Gallery by Jean Nouvel Opens This Week
Nouvel's design creates contrast between lightweight materials and metal cantilevered structures, all of which...
Jean Nouvel Unveils Sustainably-Designed National Museum of Qatar
Yesterday the Qatar Museum Authority and Jean Nouvel (Pritzker Prize-winning architect) unveiled plans for the...
Jean Nouvel Unveils Reflective LEED Certified Skyscraper in NYC
French architect Jean Nouvel recently unveiled a shining new LEED Certified skyscraper on 11th avenue in New York...
Axis Mundi Unveils Alternative Design for MoMA Tower
Jenga, anyone? This crazy kaleidoscope of architectural wonder is architect John Beckmann and his firm, Axis Mundi's...
Jean Nouvel’s “Green Blade” Slices LA Skyline
Aptly nicknamed the "green blade," Jean Nouvel's newest addition to the asphalt laden City of Angels slices through...
FRASERS BROADWAY: Australia’s Greenest Development
Big things are happening in Sydney. First Earth Hour, which began in Sydney, went global last month. Then, the...
Jean Nouvel Wins the 2008 Pritzker Prize
Groundreaking architect Jean Nouvel has inspired and influenced international architecture (and many of us here...