Architect and Planner
Born on August 12, 1945 in Fumel, France, Jean Nouvel has headed his own architectural practice since 1970.
For his work he has won many prizes, including the Gold Medal of the French Academy of Architecture, the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Aga Khan Prize for the Arab World Institute, and, in 2001, Italy’s Borromini Prize for the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center and Japan’s Praemium Imperial Career Prize.
Among Mr. Nouvel’s principal completed buildings are the Arab World Institute in Paris, the Lyon Opera House, the Cartier Foundation in Paris, The Galéries Lafayette department store in Berlin, the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center, the Andel office building in Prague and most recently, the Dentsu Tower in Tokyo.
