The Institut du Monde Arabe ( Arab World Institute , for you non - Francophones ) is a 19 commonwealth cultural syndicate with incredible architectural bragging right . Merging traditional Arab patterns with cagy engineering , its south - facing paries dilates G of apertures to hold sun picture .
The automated rampart of the Institute , designed by French architect Jean Nouvel , broadens and narrows entirely on its own — just like the human eye — corresponding with the go up and setting sun . The event ? dazzle interior light patterns , and a no - fuss agency of keeping coolheaded during the day . [ Inhabitat ]
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