The Sharaan by Jean Nouvel Resort is set to open in 2024 with 40 guest suites and is part of a 10-year tourism partnership between Saudi Arabia and France. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.

See more images of Nouvel’s planned hotel below. A design for a room at Jean Nouvel’s Sharaan in Al-Ula. Image courtesy Atelier Jean Nouvel A design for Jean Nouvel’s Sharaan in Al-Ula.

Influential French architect Jean Nouvel has produced several impressive buildings in the Middle East, but his latest project may be his most ambitious. Sharaan consists of a resort and hotel ...

New vision: French architect Jean Nouvel has revealed designs for his latest project, the Sharaan resort located in in the Al-Ula desert in Saudi Arabia.

Its two towers will house an eight-story hotel, office space, retail, a top floor restaurant-bar, gardens and green terraces, as well as a "renewed access" to the Seine. Save Read more » ...