Technology: Construction of the Dome over the Louvre Abu Dhabi

View of roof after assembly of all four layers of cladding, consisting of star elements of different sizes turned horizontally against each other
Jean Nouvel conceived the external space of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi as a “rain of light” and as a starry sky at night. The museum will open later this year. Some 600 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day will be on display in an exhibition space 8,600 m² in extent. The development, covering an overall...
View of roof after assembly of all four layers of cladding, consisting of star elements of different sizes turned horizontally against each other