- Qatar, Saudi Arabia -
Jean Nouvel wants to build this:
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Jean Nouvel wants to build this:
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| "At the intersection of the cities, you can find empty spaces that take unpredictable shapes." Photo courtesy of nytimes.com |
Let's for a moment, forget all the resources this will take, and appreciate the glorifying impact of great architecture. Especially when the brain behind the idea wants the building to reflect the cultural identity of Qatar, the nomadic Qatari:
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| "The challenge is to translate the beauty of their origins. These nomads, who stopped at the edge of the water..." Photo courtesy nytimes.com |
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| Photo courtesy nytimes.com |
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| "{The Qatari} found unexpected resources in the desert that led them to a type of modernity that is somewhat harsh." Photo courtesy Luciedbelkova.com |
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| "Because the natural gas or oil, and all the industrial riches that came are expressed in ways that are the opposite of Qatar's origins." Photo courtesy of nytimes.com |
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