Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE, Paris, France (1981 – 1987). Architecture: Jean Nouvel, Gilbert Lézénès, Pierre Soria, Architecture Studio. Image © Georges Fessy

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,BURJ DOHA, Doha, Qatar (2002 – 2012). Architecture: Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Image © CSCEC

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,BURJ DOHA, Doha, Qatar (2002 – 2012). Architecture: Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Image © CSCEC

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,LOUVRE ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007 – under construction) Architecture and image. Image Courtesy of Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Artefactory, TDIC, Louvre Abu Dhabi

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,'Mashrabiya' facade at Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Architecture: Aedas UK. Image © Christian Richters

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,BURJ DOHA, Doha, Qatar (2002 – 2012). Architecture: Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Image © CSCEC

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,LOUVRE ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007 – under construction) Architecture and image. Image Courtesy of Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Artefactory, TDIC, Louvre Abu Dhabi

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,LOUVRE ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007 – under construction) Architecture and image. Image Courtesy of Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Artefactory, TDIC, Louvre Abu Dhabi

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,BURJ DOHA, Doha, Qatar (2002 – 2012). Architecture: Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Image © CSCEC

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,LOUVRE ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007 – under construction) Architecture and image. Image Courtesy of Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Artefactory, TDIC, Louvre Abu Dhabi

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,LOUVRE ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007 – under construction) Architecture and image. Image Courtesy of Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Artefactory, TDIC, Louvre Abu Dhabi

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,LOUVRE ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007 – under construction) Architecture and image. Image Courtesy of Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Artefactory, TDIC, Louvre Abu Dhabi

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,LOUVRE ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007 – under construction) Architecture and image. Image Courtesy of Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Artefactory, TDIC, Louvre Abu Dhabi

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,BURJ DOHA, Doha, Qatar (2002 – 2012). Architecture: Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Image © CSCEC

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,Detail of mashrabiya. Maison es Suhaymi. Cairo, Egypt. Image © Gérard Ducher. Wikimedia

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE, Paris, France (1981 – 1987). Architecture: Jean Nouvel, Gilbert Lézénès, Pierre Soria, Architecture Studio. Image © Georges Fessy

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE, Paris, France (1981 – 1987). Architecture: Jean Nouvel, Gilbert Lézénès, Pierre Soria, Architecture Studio. Image © Georges Fessy

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,BURJ DOHA, Doha, Qatar (2002 – 2012). Architecture: Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Image © CSCEC

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,BURJ DOHA, Doha, Qatar (2002 – 2012). Architecture: Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Image © CSCEC

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE, Paris, France (1981 – 1987). Architecture: Jean Nouvel, Gilbert Lézénès, Pierre Soria, Architecture Studio. Image © Georges Fessy

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,LOUVRE ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007 – under construction) Architecture and image. Image Courtesy of Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Artefactory, TDIC, Louvre Abu Dhabi

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,'Mashrabiya' facade at Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Architecture: Aedas UK. Image © Christian Richters

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,'Mashrabiya' facade at Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Architecture: Aedas UK. Image © Christian Richters

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,'Mashrabiya' facade at Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Architecture: Aedas UK. Image © Christian Richters

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,'Mashrabiya' facade at Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Architecture: Aedas UK. Image © Christian Richters

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,'Mashrabiya' facade at Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Architecture: Aedas UK. Image © Christian Richters

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,'Mashrabiya' facade at Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Architecture: Aedas UK. Image © Christian Richters

Light Matters: Mashrabiyas - Translating Tradition into Dynamic Facades,'Mashrabiya' facade at Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Architecture: Aedas UK. Image © Christian Richters

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