The second Nouvel building that caught my eye was the Arab World Institute. Nouvel used Islamic architecture for the buildings design. This is a work of art; I really wish I could see it in person. It is made up of light sensitive apertures, these are inspired by oriel windows. This structure is huge, the outside looks like a bunch of windows with crazy designs to an untrained eye like mine, so it is really interesting reading that they are designed after oriel windows. It was founded in 1980 and is located in Paris, France.