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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

Louis I. KahnLouis I. Kahn

1947-1974 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20171947-1974
PlaceAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Place contextAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesRepresentative site: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States
Climate31°C · 12.9h daylight · 11 km/h wind3°C · 13.5h daylight · 7 km/h wind · via University of Pennsylvania
FocusMuseum12 works in corpus
Architects

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  • Louis Kahn
  • Louis Kahn
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Notable works

  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Salk Institute
  • Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
  • Yale Center for British Art
Typologies
  • museum
  • art museum
  • cultural building
  • education
  • campus building
  • institutional building
  • research campus
  • laboratory
  • parliament
  • civic building
  • government building
Materials
  • concrete
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • concrete
  • teak
  • travertine
  • marble
  • aluminum
  • brick
  • steel
  • timber
Carbon signals

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

  • Aluminum
  • Concrete
  • Steel

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

  • Aluminum
  • Concrete
  • Steel
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.
  • 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.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible8 of 8 recorded works are publicly accessible
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