Jean Nouvel, multifunctional building for Uniqa, building site, image by anarchitecture, building on the left by Hans Hollein
In 2005 Ateliers Jean Nouvel has won an architectural competition for a new multifunctional building for a insurance firm in Vienna. The building could set a new benchmark in quality of building workmanship in Austria. Quite often, ambitious (starchitect's) projects fail due to budget constraints.