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								  |  | Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain 
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| ARCHITECTURE  |  | Buildings for cultural activities Art galleries and exhibition areas Museums and buildings for exhibitions Art museums Buildings for offices and professional practises Offices |  |   
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								  |  | 1992 - 1994 |  |   
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        | THE BUILDING IN CINEMA |  |  |  |  |  |   
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								    | Al di là delle nuvole									  									[Beyond the Clouds] |  |  
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                                    | Michelangelo Antonioni, Wim Wenders |  |  
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                                    | Fanny Ardant, Chiara Caselli, Irène Jacob, John Malkovich, Sophie Marceau, Vincent Perez, Jean Reno, Kim Rossi Stuart, Inés Sastre, Peter Weller, Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Enrica Antonioni |  |  
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        | BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |  |  |  |  |  |   
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                                    | Helmut C. Schulitz, Werner Sobek, Karl J. Hebermann, Atlante dell'Acciaio, UTET, Torino 1999, pp. 246-247 |  
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                                    | Christian Schittich, Gerald Staib, Dieter Balkow, Matthias Schuler, Werner Sobek, Atlante del Vetro, UTET, Torino 1999, pp. 242-247 |  
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                                    | "The Cartier's troubles", Architectural Record 8/1998, "News briefs" p. 51 |  
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                                    | El Croquis 65/66, 1998 [Jean Nouvel. 1987-1998], 3rd revised edition, pp. 20 (8-41), 234-253 |  
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                                    | Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi, Hyperarchitettura. Spazi nell'età dell'elettronica, Universale di Architettura, Testo&Immagine, Torino 1998, p. 53 |  
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                                    | Marco De Michelis (ed.), Atlante. Tendenze dell'architettura europea. Gli anni Novanta, Marsilio, Venezia 1996, pp. 44-51 |  
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                                    |  Mirko Zardini, "L'albero, la fondazione e il boulevard/The Tree, the Foundation and the Boulevard", Lotus international 84, febbraio/february 1995 [Decostruire il centro-ricomporre la periferia/Deconstructing the Center-Reconstructing the Outskirts], "Fondation Cartier" pp. 48-51 (48-63) Jean Nouvel, "Reale/Virtuale/Real/Virtual", Lotus international 84, febbraio/february 1995 [Decostruire il centro-ricomporre la periferia/Deconstructing the Center-Reconstructing the Outskirts], "Fondation Cartier" pp. 52-63 (48-63)
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                                    | "Less. Un tavolo per Cartier", Rassegna 61, 1995/I [Concorsi di architettura dopo il 1945. Storie metodi procedure], pp. 90-93 |  
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                                    | "Fondation Cartier in Paris", Detail 1/1995 [Bauen mit Glas/Glass Construction/Construire en Verre], "Dokumentation" pp. 30-31 |  
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                                    | "Jean Nouvel, Emmanuel Cattani. La nuova sede della Fonfation Cartier a Parigi/The new building of the Fondation Cartier in Paris", Domus 766, dicembre/december 1994, pp. 23-33 Jean Nouvel, "Fantasma del parco/A phantom of the park", Domus 766, dicembre/december 1994, pp. 25-28 (23-33)
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                                    | Y. Futagawa (photo), "Jean Nouvel. Fondation Cartier", GA Document 41, november 1994, pp. 86-95 Jean Nouvel, "The "Cartier Building" - Real/Virtual", GA Document 41, november 1994, pp. 86-87 (86-95)
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                                    | Jean Claude Garcias, "Inguaribilmente francese: Jean Nouvel o l'architetto di successo/Incurably French: Jean Nouvel, or the successful architect", Casabella 614, luglio-agosto/july-august 1994, p. 21 (18-21, 69-70) |  |  
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                                    | Offices sqm. 4.000 Space for exhibition sqm. 1.600
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                                    | 10 floors upon ground 6 floors under ground
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                                    | Lothar Baumgarten Ingénieur & Paysage |  |   
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        | STAFF |  |  |  |  |  |   
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                                    | Jean Nouvel, Emmanuel Cattani et Associés |  |  
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                                    | Pierre André  Bohnet, Laurence Ininguez, Philippe Mathieu, Viviane Morteau, Guillaume Potet, Steeve Ray, Arnaud Villard, Stéphane Robert, Massimo Quendolo |  |  
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                                    | Arnaud de Bussière et Associés |  |   
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