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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

Karl MoserKarl Moser

1888 · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19871888
PlaceParis, Ile-de-France, FranceZurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Place contextParis, Ile-de-France, FranceRepresentative site: Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
Climate6°C · 14.1h daylight · 8 km/h wind6°C · 13.9h daylight · 5 km/h wind · via Old Cantonal School Aarau
FocusCultural institute4 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jean Nouvel
  • Karl Moser
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Notable works

  • Old Cantonal School Aarau
  • St. Paul's Church, Basel
  • St. Paul's Church, Bern
  • Basel Badischer Bahnhof
Typologies
  • cultural center
  • institutional building
  • museum
  • education
  • church
  • sacred space
  • gallery
  • tower
  • performance venue
Materials
  • glass
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • stone
  • glass
Carbon signals

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

  • Aluminum
  • Steel
  • Glass

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

  • Glass
  • 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.
  • 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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