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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

Peter BehrensPeter Behrens

1903 · Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19871903
PlaceParis, Ile-de-France, FranceBerlin, Berlin, Germany
Place contextParis, Ile-de-France, FranceRepresentative site: Bezirk Mitte, Bezirk Mitte, Germany
Climate13°C · 13.9h daylight · 12 km/h wind6°C · 14.2h daylight · 19 km/h wind · via AEG turbine factory
FocusCultural institute6 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jean Nouvel
  • Peter Behrens
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Notable works

  • AEG turbine factory
  • Embassy of Germany, Saint Petersburg
  • Bernauer Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)
  • Voltastraße (Berlin U-Bahn)
Typologies
  • cultural center
  • institutional building
  • museum
  • building
  • house
  • office
  • civic building
Materials
  • glass
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • glass
  • steel
  • stone
Carbon signals

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

  • Aluminum
  • Steel
  • Glass

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

  • Steel
  • 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.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • 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 accessible1 of 1 recorded works are publicly accessible
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