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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

Souto de Moura ArquitectosSouto de Moura Arquitectos

1980 · Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19871980
PlaceParis, Ile-de-France, FrancePorto, Porto District, Portugal
Place contextParis, Ile-de-France, FranceRepresentative site: Real, Dume e Semelhe, Real, Dume e Semelhe, Portugal
Climate8°C · 14.1h daylight · 11 km/h wind15°C · 13.6h daylight · 6 km/h wind · via Estádio Municipal de Braga
FocusCultural institute3 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jean Nouvel
  • Eduardo Souto de Moura
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Notable works

  • Estádio Municipal de Braga
  • Casa das Historias Paula Rego
  • Trindade station (Porto Metro)
Typologies
  • cultural center
  • institutional building
  • museum
  • sports venue
  • museum
  • art museum
  • cultural building
  • civic building
Materials
  • glass
  • steel
  • aluminum
  • concrete
Carbon signals

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

  • Aluminum
  • Steel
  • Glass

Concrete look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
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.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible2 of 2 recorded works are publicly accessible
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