National Museum of Qatar is “a representation of a nation” says Jean Nouvel

April 3, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
National Museum of Qatar is "a representation of a nation" says Jean Nouvel

Architecture that embodies a country’s values can help improve communication between feuding nations, says Jean Nouvel as the National Museum of Qatar opens in Doha. Nouvel claims the building, which he described as “a representation of a nation”, could help to resolve the ongoing diplomatic crisis affecting Qatar’s relationship with the surrounding countries. “Architecture and culture is a

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Jean Nouvel unveils National Museum of Qatar in Doha

March 28, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
National Museum of Qatar in Doha by Ateliers Jean Nouvel

A series of colliding discs form the external shell and define the internal programme of Atelier Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar, which is based on a mineral formation called the “desert rose”. The project led by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel is located on a prominent site within a newly developed civic quarter that connects

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Jean Nouvel renovates 17th-century palazzo for Rooms of Rome guest suites

December 21, 2018 Natasha Levy 0
Rooms of Rome guest suites designed by Jean Nouvel

French architect Jean Nouvel has carried out a subtle update of an old palazzo in Rome to form a series of guest rooms with dilapidated surfaces. The Rooms of Rome comprises of 24 guest suites set within a 17th-century palazzo in the city centre, all of which have been designed by Jean Nouvel to feature a

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