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Institut du monde arabe in 5th arrondissement of Paris, France
Institut du Monde Arabe

1987 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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Institut du Monde Arabe

Paris, Ile-de-France, France · City-level coordinates only

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Institut du Monde Arabe

1987 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Adjaye AssociatesAdjaye Associates

2000 · London, England, United Kingdom

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19872000
PlaceParis, Ile-de-France, FranceLondon, England, United Kingdom
Place contextParis, Ile-de-France, FranceRepresentative site: Manhattan, Manhattan, United States
Climate15°C · 14.0h daylight · 13 km/h wind10°C · 13.5h daylight · 17 km/h wind · via Studio Museum in Harlem
FocusCultural institute9 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jean Nouvel
  • David Adjaye
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Notable works

  • Studio Museum in Harlem
  • Nobel Peace Center
  • Rivington Place
  • Sunken House
Typologies
  • cultural center
  • institutional building
  • museum
  • museum
  • civic building
  • building
  • house
  • campus building
  • memorial
  • pavilion
  • housing
Materials
  • glass
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • stone
Carbon signals

Aluminum, Steel, and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Aluminum
  • Steel
  • Glass

Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Stone
Lower-carbon levers
  • Focus on recycled content, lighter assemblies, and careful facade-specification choices.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible4 of 4 recorded works are publicly accessible
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