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Louvre Abu Dhabi

2017 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

31°C · 12.9h daylight · 11 km/h wind

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Louvre Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · City-level coordinates only

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Louvre Abu Dhabi

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Climate: 31°C · 12.9h daylight · 11 km/h wind

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Louvre Abu DhabiLouvre Abu Dhabi

2017 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Charles Correa AssociatesCharles Correa Associates

1958 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20171958
PlaceAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Place contextAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesRepresentative site: Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta district, India
Climate31°C · 12.9h daylight · 11 km/h wind32°C · 12.4h daylight · 16 km/h wind · via St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala
FocusMuseum12 works in corpus
Architects

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  • Charles Correa
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Bureaus

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Notable works

  • St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala
  • Sabarmati Ashram
  • Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Navrangpura
Typologies
  • museum
  • art museum
  • cultural building
  • church
  • sacred space
  • building
  • museum
  • cultural building
  • stadium
  • sports building
  • arts center
Materials
  • concrete
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • brick
  • concrete
  • sandstone
  • stone
  • glass
Carbon signals

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

  • Aluminum
  • Concrete
  • Steel

Concrete, Brick, and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Brick
  • Glass
Lower-carbon levers
  • Focus on recycled content, lighter assemblies, and careful facade-specification choices.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • 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 accessible9 of 9 recorded works are publicly accessible
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