The Design Development phases followed in 2007 to 2012 and the construction of the museum from 2013 to 2017. Caroline Roux visits the new Louvre Abu Dhabi and sees the world in a new light. the world's most visited architecture website, © All rights reserved. Photo Courtesy: Mohamed Somji A Play of Shadows. On the eve of the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s opening, the Pritzker Prize–winning Jean Nouvel pulls back the curtain on the import, challenges, and even politics of his most highly anticipated project Louvre Abu Dhabi museum designed by the French architect, Jean Nouvel. The dome is supported by only four permanent piers, each 110 metres apart. But here, with its evident shift from tradition, the dome is a modern proposal. Jean Nouvel’s Louvre Abu Dhabi is the first building in a proposed new cultural quarter for the city, on land reclaimed from the sea. It is both a calm and complex place. A contrast amongst a series of museums that cultivate their differences and their authenticities. The possibility of accessing the museum by boat or finding a pontoon to reach it by foot from the shore is equally extraordinary, before being welcomed like a much-awaited visitor willing to see unique collections, linger in tempting bookstores, or taste local teas, coffees and delicacies. It wishes to belong to a country, to its history, to its geography without becoming a flat translation, the pleonasm that results in boredom and convention. Manufactured by Poltrona Frau Contract, the furniture can be found in the public spaces, the exhibition galleries and VIP areas of the museum. Cooler in the tropics. All climates like exceptions. Architects Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Tadao Ando (above) and Zaha Hadid have designed cultural buildings for Saadiyat Island, which lies just off the shore of Abu Dhabi … The Louvre Abu Dhabi becomes the final destination of an urban promenade, a garden on the coast, a cool haven, a shelter of light during the day and evening, its aesthetic consistent with its role as a sanctuary for the most precious works of art. The Design Development phases followed in 2007 to 2012 and the construction of the museum from 2013 to 2017. The dome’s complex pattern is the result of a highly studied geometric design. Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users. ... Charlotte Gainsbourg, Zhou Dongyu, Nina Kraviz, Wim Wenders & Jean Nouvel. At night, this protected landscape is an oasis of light under a starry dome. It also aims at emphasising the fascination generated by rare encounters. Explore. Nor do works of art. Louvre Abu Dhabi becomes the final destination of an urban promenade, a garden on the coast, a cool haven, a shelter of light during the day and evening, its aesthetic consistent with its role as a sanctuary for the most precious works of art.”. But here, with its evident shift from tradition, the dome is a modern proposal. Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), Commission, Full mission, Interior design, Museography, Permanent exhibition galleries, temporary exhibition galleries, children’s museum, auditorium, storage, conservation building, restoration workshops, public spaces, administration building, restaurant, café, retails, Cultural District - Saadiyat Island - Abu Dhabi - Abou Dabi - Émirats arabes unis, PARTNER ARCHITECT: Hala WARDÉ (HW architecture – Paris, FR), Architecture, Interior design, Museography: Jean-François BOURDET, Anna UGOLINI, Design: Sabrina LETOURNEUR, Frédéric IMBERT, Construction: Damien FARAUT, Athina FARAUT, Kris GELDOF, SENIOR ARCHITECTS: Rolando RODRIGUEZ-LEAL, Mireia SALA FONT, Anne TRABAND, Michal TREDER, Natalia WRZASK, Concept phase: Raphaël RENARD, Reda SLAOUI, Youssef TOHME, Qiang ZOU, Design Development phases: Roula AKIKI, Alessandro BALDUCCI, Camille DAUTY, Mark DAVIS, Stacy EISENBERG, Marion FOUCAULT, Steven FUHRMAN, Virginie HECKLE, Stéphanie MENEM, Abel PATACHO, Miguel REYES, Reda SLAOUI, Kathryn STUTTS, Jordi VINYALS, Sébastien YEOU, Construction : Mariam ABUEBEID, Sara AL SAWI, Kelly ANASTASSIOU, Donna ASHRAF, Daniella DE ALMEIDA, Fay EL MUTWALLI, Steven FUHRMAN, Maryam HOSNY, Zaina KHAYYAT, Stéphanie MENEM, Youmna NAJJAR, Miguel REYES, Interior design: Floriane ABELLO, Lucas DUMON, Isabella GARBAGNATI, Jaiyao HUANG, Tanguy NGUYEN, François ZAB, COMPUTER RENDERINGS: Artefactory (Eric ANTON), Jugulta LE CLERRE (HW), Clément OUDIN (AJN), Raphaël RENARD (AJN), GRAPHIC DESIGN: Rafaëlle ISHKINAZI, Hiroshi MAEDA, Marie MAILLARD, Léo GRUNSTEIN, Clovis VALLOIS, ARTISTIC COMMISSIONS: Jenny HOLZER, Giuseppe PENONE, ENGINEERS: ARUP (Initial Concept Design – 2006), BuroHappold (Concept Design through to Construction), SUPERVISING ARCHITECT:  KEO International Consultants, MUSEOGRAPHY: Renaud PIERARDGRAPHIC DESIGN, SIGNAGE: Philippe APELOIG, Kristian SARKISLIGHTING DESIGN: 8’18” – Georges BERNE, Remy CIMADEVILLA, Julien CAQUINEAU, David CHARETIER, Loris TRETOUT – Concept phase : Yann KERSALÉSCENOGRAPHY, MULTIMEDIA: dUCKS scéno – Michel COVA, Aldo DE SOUZA, Amélie CHASSERIAUX, Kevin LARCADEEXTERNAL ARTWORKS: Jessica CALDILANDSCAPE: MICHEL DESVIGNE, JEAN-CLAUDE HARDY, INGÉNIEURS & PAYSAGEINTERIOR DESIGN: ERIC NESPOULOUS / JEAN NOUVEL DESIGNACOUSTICS: Studio DAP – Federico CRUZ-BARNEYSEISMIC: Setec – Xavier DUCHATELMICROCLIMATE: Transsolar (initial concept)FACADE : Andrew SNALUNECOST CONSULTANT: MDA Consulting – John COLLINGE, 10 Cité d’Angoulême On Pinterest Abu Dhabi project took place between 2006 and 2007 3,900 panels of performance! 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