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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

Shigeru Ban ArchitectsShigeru Ban Architects

1985 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19871985
PlaceParis, Ile-de-France, FranceTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Place contextParis, Ile-de-France, FranceRepresentative site: Onagawa, Onagawa, Japan
Climate7°C · 14.1h daylight · 8 km/h wind16°C · 13.4h daylight · 13 km/h wind · via Onagawa Station
FocusCultural institute9 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jean Nouvel
  • Shigeru Ban
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Notable works

  • Onagawa Station
  • Paper Dome
  • Centre Pompidou-Metz
  • Cardboard Cathedral
Typologies
  • cultural center
  • institutional building
  • museum
  • performance venue
  • church
  • sacred space
  • museum
  • cathedral
  • religious building
  • temporary architecture
  • civic building
Materials
  • glass
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • cardboard
  • timber
  • polycarbonate
  • glass
Carbon signals

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

  • Aluminum
  • Steel
  • Glass

Cardboard, Glass, and Polycarbonate look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Cardboard
  • Glass
  • Polycarbonate
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.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible8 of 8 recorded works are publicly accessible
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