The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain by Jean Nouvel

216 pages

In the heart of Paris, opposite the Louvre, Jean Nouvel has completely transformed the interior spaces of a huge 1855 Haussmannian building to host the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. His bold decision to use a dynamic architecture, a modular machine designed to foster artistic creativity and innovative exhibitions, marks the culmination of nearly forty years of collaboration between the Fondation Cartier and the architect. Featuring numerous photographs and archives, this book traces the history of the building and explores the technical specificities of Nouvel's device.

A text by Jean Nouvel, essays by architecture specialists Beatriz Colomina, Béatrice Grenier and Antoine Picon, and a contribution by architects Mathieu Forest and Cyril Desroche (Ateliers Jean Nouvel) help us to understand the singularity of this exceptional architecture.