The best engineer a few decades ago was someone who could create the most beautiful beam or structure; today it's to do a structure you cannot see or understand how it's done. It disappears and you can talk only about… — Jean Nouvel Copy Share Image
My interest has always been in an architecture which reflects the modernity of our epoch as opposed to the rethinking of historical references. My work deals with what is happening now—our techniques and materials, what we are capable of doing… — Jean Nouvel Copy Share Image
The task of the architect is to encompass everything about the site, starting from the concrete conditions and the sensory impressions created by those,… — Jean Nouvel Copy Share Image
Architecture exists, like cinema, in the dimension of time and movement — Jean Nouvel Copy Share Image
I don't like the idea that one hotel could be better than another. In any city, I try to find a hotel that has… — Jean Nouvel Copy Share Image
I generally hate the luxury modern apartment with too many things out of sight and so clean you cannot touch. — Jean Nouvel Copy Share Image
The best engineer a few decades ago was someone who could create the most beautiful beam or structure; today it's to do a structure… — Jean Nouvel Copy Share Image
If there was a fire at my house I would throw more things on it. The only thing I would take out? Myself! — Jean Nouvel Copy Share Image
My interest has always been in an architecture which reflects the modernity of our epoch as opposed to the rethinking of historical references. My… — Jean Nouvel Copy Share Image
Space, space: architects always talk about space! But creating a space is not automatically doing architecture. With the same space, you can make a… — Jean Nouvel Copy Share Image
