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Louvre Abu Dhabi architect Jean Nouvel speaks about incorporating Arabian elements in Parisian buildings

Speaking to Gilles Kepel from the Arab World Institute in Paris, renowned French architect Jean Nouvel talks about his experience designing world-famous buildings throughout the Middle East — including in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia — as well as adapting Arabian architectural elements into Parisian projects under the principle that “all architecture is local.”

Read a transcript of this interview in French:

« Ici, je suis un architecte arabe », Jean Nouvel répond aux questions de Gilles Kepel pour Al-Monitor