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

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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

Ion MincuIon Mincu

1880-1912 · Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19871880-1912
PlaceParis, Ile-de-France, FranceBucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Place contextParis, Ile-de-France, FranceRepresentative site: Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Climate15°C · 14.0h daylight · 13 km/h wind18°C · 13.7h daylight · 12 km/h wind · via Scoala Centrala National College
FocusCultural institute2 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jean Nouvel
  • Ion Mincu
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Notable works

  • Scoala Centrala National College
  • Palace of Justice, Bucharest
Typologies
  • cultural center
  • institutional building
  • museum
  • school
  • education
  • civic building
  • house
Materials
  • glass
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • brick
  • stone
Carbon signals

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

  • Aluminum
  • Steel
  • Glass

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

  • Brick
  • 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.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible2 of 2 recorded works are publicly accessible
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