Palais de Justice, Nantes, France
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| Palais de Justice | |
| Designer | Jean Nouvel |
| Location | Nantes, France |
| Date | 1993 to 2000 |
| Building Type | Government Building |
| Street Address | Quai François Mitterrand |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | French Ministry of Justice |
| Cost | 35,060,000 Euro (32,000,000 USD) |
| Area | 20,000 square feet (215,000 square meters) |
| Program | Hall of Justice, court building including civil and criminal court |
[edit] In the words of the Creator
"Civic buildings represent civic power. A justice center represents the power of justice. What is at stake here is the image of justice, its symbols and character. Public buildings carry a heritage of recognized signs that cannot be disrupted without risk. The architecture proposed here is a modern interpretation of the heritage of signs associated with justice. I have just tried to justly define what an appropriately “just” architecture is, from the long view across the river, through the façade, down to the interior details." - Ateliers Jean Nouvel
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Architectural Team
- Project manager: Isabelle Guillauic
- Assistant Project Manager: Gaston Tolila
- Architects: Jean Pierre Bouanha, Anne Favry, Hafid Rakem, Michel Calzada
- Jean Nouvel Design: Aurélien Barbry, Henriette Denis
Consultant Team
- Engineers: Ove Arup And Partners, Isateg
- Consultants: Cabinet Casso
- Acoustics: JP Lamoureux
- Facades: Jean Louis Besnard
- Technical Control: CEP
- Artistic: Jenny Holzer
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[edit] References
- Project information. Ateliers Jean Nouvel web site. http://www.jeannouvel.com. Viewed by D. Owen, 2008.0404.
