<span>Famous architect Jean Nouvel will celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday</span>

Paris/Prague - The French architect Jean Nouvel will celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday on August 12, having significantly impacted Czech architectural life with his work. The recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 2008 has a portfolio of nearly two hundred projects and is also the author of the administrative complex Zlatý Anděl in Prague's Smíchov district.
    The author, renowned for his glass, luminous, and somewhat futuristic works, draws inspiration from science fiction films by Ridley Scott, among others. His key works include the light-changing Arab Institute building (1981-1987) located across from Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris and the optically dematerialized headquarters of the Cartier Foundation (1994) on Raspail Boulevard in Paris.
    For his creative experimentation and for projects that engage with their environment, Nouvel was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2008, the highest honor in the field of architecture. The jury particularly praised Nouvel's new construction of the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, USA, completed in 2006. In addition to the American theater, Nouvel has recently completed projects such as the Museum of Aboriginal Art on Quai Branly in Paris, the design for the Torre Agbar building in Barcelona, and the Hotel Puerta América in Madrid.