National Museum of China Entry / Jean Nouvel

Internationally known French architect, Jean Nouvel, was selected to design the new NationalArt Museum of China (NAMOC). He submitted the winning design in a competition that included architects Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry. Hadid’s swooping silver building and Gehry’s glass paneled building were in the running, but Nouvel’s design depicted a single brush stroke…

http://guardianlv.com/2013/07/french-architect-designs-national-art-museum-of-china/