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Jean Nouvel

Jean Nouvel

Jean Nouvel is a key protagonist of intellectual debate in France regarding architecture, and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l’Architecture. First assistant to the architect Claude Parent and inspired by urban planner and essayist Paul Virilio, he started his first architecture practice in 1970. Nouvel’s strong stances and somewhat provocative opinions on contemporary architecture in the urban context, together with his unfailing ability to inject originality into all the projects he undertakes, have formed his international image.