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

1987 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Institut du monde arabe image

Cultural organization

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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

Gunnar BirkertsGunnar Birkerts

1950-2017 · Detroit, Michigan, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19871950-2017
PlaceParis, Ile-de-France, FranceDetroit, Michigan, United States
Place contextParis, Ile-de-France, FranceRepresentative site: Detroit, Detroit, United States
Climate8°C · 14.1h daylight · 14 km/h wind14°C · 13.7h daylight · 12 km/h wind · via 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative
FocusCultural institute5 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jean Nouvel
  • Gunnar Birkerts
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Notable works

  • 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative
  • Domino's Farms
  • National Library of Latvia
  • Domino's
Typologies
  • cultural center
  • institutional building
  • museum
  • housing
  • performance venue
  • landscape
  • education
  • campus building
  • house
  • tower
  • library
Materials
  • glass
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • glass
  • steel
Carbon signals

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

  • Aluminum
  • Steel
  • Glass

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

  • Steel
  • Glass
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.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible3 of 3 recorded works are publicly accessible
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