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Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945) · France · Architects

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Jean Nouvel is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l'Architecture, France’s first labor union for architects.

A life in dates

2010Officer of the Legion of HonourAward2008Pritzker Architecture PrizeAward2006Officer of the National Order of MeritAward2005Wolf Prize in ArchitectureAward2001Praemium ImperialeAwardRoyal Gold MedalAward1990Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1987Aga Khan Award for ArchitectureAwardGrand prix national de l'architectureAwardPrix de l'Équerre d'ArgentAward1945Born12 August 1945

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Torre Aigües de Barcelona (Agbar), BarcelonaTorre Aigües de Barcelona (Agbar), BarcelonaSteel Matte silverware for Georg Jensen (2005)Steel Matte silverware for Georg Jensen (2005)Culture and Convention Center (2000) in LucerneCulture and Convention Center (2000) in LucerneGasometer A in Vienna (2001)Gasometer A in Vienna (2001)Monolith for Expo.02 in Switzerland (2002)Monolith for Expo.02 in Switzerland (2002)Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (2010)Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (2010)Tower 25, Nicosia, Cyprus (2011)Tower 25, Nicosia, Cyprus (2011)

Awards

Officer of the Legion of Honour2010
Pritzker Architecture Prize2008
Officer of the National Order of Merit2006
Wolf Prize in Architecture2005
Royal Gold Medal2001
Praemium Imperiale2001
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres1990
Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent1987
Grand prix national de l'architecture1987
Aga Khan Award for Architecture1987

About this person

Jean Nouvel is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l'Architecture, France’s first labor union for architects. He has obtained a number of prestigious distinctions over the course of his career, including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2005 and the Pritzker Prize in 2008. A number of museums and architectural centres have presented retrospectives of his work.

Country
France
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 81

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