Jean Nouvel on Architecture, Image, and Limits
Since the early 1990s, architect Jean Nouvel has completed numerous prestigious commissions, including the Hôtel des Thermes in Dax, the Lyon Opera House, a congress center in Tours, social housing in Bezons, an advertising agency in Issy-les-Moulineaux, and factories. In an interview with Chantal Béret, Nouvel discusses his fascination with imagery, his programmatic approach to scenarios, the dissolution of boundaries, and his refusal to make concessions.
Key facts
- Jean Nouvel has been executing commissions since the early 1990s.
- Projects include Hôtel des Thermes in Dax, Lyon Opera House, congress center in Tours, social housing in Bezons, advertising agency in Issy-les-Moulineaux, and factories.
- Chantal Béret conducted the interview.
- Topics covered: fascination with image, scenario-based programs, vanishing limits, refusal of renunciations.
Entities
Artists
- Jean Nouvel
- Chantal Béret
Locations
- Dax
- France
- Lyon
- Tours
- Bezons
- Issy-les-Moulineaux
Sources
- artpress —