努维尔的视角及作品体会法国当代建筑.pdf

ABSTRACT Jean Nouvel, Pritzker Prize 2008, is a French architect who struggled to receive recognition from his country at the beginning of his career. But with time, his career evolved all along with his stature; he received awards, one after others, he became internationally renowned and like most of nowadays famous architects, he is known as a starchitect (a star combined with an architect) making as well talk about himself as about his works. This thesis aims to study Jean Nouvel‘s works and concept in order to understand, to think and to make a statement about the contemporary architecture. Therefore, this work is articulated around four interrelated and evolutionary parts. The introduction part stated Jean Nouvel‘s background by first placing him with his contemporary fellow French architects, then presenting his career, his partnerships, his fights, his commitments, his passion for the world of art, his recognition and finally by describing his relationship with his peers. The second part introduced Jean Nouvel‘s concept and defined the guiding principles that direct his works and thoughts. By stating his influences; Claude Parent and Paul Virilio, César, Jacques Le Marquet and the 60s Beaux Arts generation‘s philosophical trend. The third part explained how Jean Nouvel passes from the concept to the building. First with the dematerialization that makes the relationship between the material and the building less tangible. Or with transparency and reflection, which are the results of the relationship between the light and the glass. The fourth part was about some built and under construction representative works of Jean Nouvel. About the dematerialization there are; the