This edition of the magazine examines the work of French architect Jean Nouvel since just prior to his being awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2008. Featuring an interview with the architect and Francis Marmande, plus an essay by Santiago de Molina, it offers a diverse overview of how this critically acclaimed designer arrived at the present moment in his career. Included are nineteen projects that span the globe, among them the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Danish Radio Concert House in Copenhagen, the renovation of Moritz Brewery, Hotel Renaissance in Barcelona, two housing projects in Bordeaux, One Central Park in Sydney, and the European Patent Office in Rijswijk.book architectura Biografía 4 Biography Le Grand Pari, o La Gran Apuesta 6 Una Conversación con Jean Nouvel Le Grand Pari or The Great Gamble A Conversation with Jean Nouvel FRANCIS MARMANDE Jean Nouvel 264 Reflejos de lo Contemporáneo Jean Nouvel Contemporary Reflections SANTIAGO DE MOLINA Sede Social Richemont, Ginebra 24 Richemont Headquarters, Geneva Centro Técnico Brembo [Kilometro Rosso] 42 Brembo Technical Centre [Kilometro Rosso] Museo del Louvre en Abu Dabi 48 Louvre Abu Dhabi Edificio de Apartamentos en 40th Mercer 58 Residential Building at 40th Mercer Complejo Acuático Les Bains des Docks 72 Les Bains des Docks Complex Museo Nacional de Catar 84 National Museum of Qatar Torre Señal, París 92 Signal Tower, Paris Sala de Conciertos de la Radio Danesa 100 Danish Radio Concert House, Copenhagen One New Change, Londres 116 One New Change, London Apartamentos en 100 11th Avenue, Chelsea 126 100 11th Avenue Apartments in Chelsea Ayuntamiento de Montpellier 136 City Hall, Montpellier Rehabilitación de la 152 Fábrica de Cervezas Moritz Renovation of Moritz Brewery Viviendas Lormont, Burdeos 164 Lormont Housing, Bordeaux Viviendas Cenon, Burdeos 178 Cenon Housing, Bordeaux Hotel Renaissance, Barcelona 190 Hotel Renaissance, Barcelona Centro de Diseño RBC, Montpellier 208 RBC Design Centre, Montpellier One Central Park, Sídney 218 One Central Park, Sydney Oficina Europea de Patentes, Rijswijk 232 European Patent Office, Rijswijk Filarmónica de París 240 La Philharmonie de Paris.