Tag Results for: Jean Nouvel

Les Bains Des Docks, Le Havre, France


Icons usually become as such over many years, probably decades, but occasionally there’s a design that is so blisteringly captivating that it can achieve that status pretty much overnight. Les Bains Des Docks – Jean Nouvel’s Roman thermal baths inspired aquatic centre in Le Havre, France – is very much an example of such a…

The 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavillion By Jean Nouvel


Check out the ‘official’ photos of the 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. The geometric structure combines lightweight translucent facade materials, retractable awnings and a 12 metre cantilevered wall. The striking red colour of the pavilion contrasts with the surrounding park and refers to iconic symbols of London.…

Desert Rose: The Dynamic New Design for the National Musuem of Qatar by French Architect Jean Nouvel


The French architect Jean Nouvel has recently unveiled his design for the new National Museum of Qatar to a collective gasp of breath. Indeed, we quite agree liking the strikingly evocative nature of the proposed structure. A fascinating creation, the museum will comprise a series of interlocking discs of varying dimensions and curvatures, and these will in turn…

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London


In its 40th anniversary year, London’s Serpentine Gallery has announced that it’s 10th Gallery Pavilion will be designed by world-renowned French architect Jean Nouvel. The Pavilion commission is recognised as an international site for architectural experimentation, and Nouvel will follow a series of some of the world’s greatest architects who have turned their hand to the…