The Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, France, was completed in 1987.  (English:  Arab World Institute or AWI.)   The AWI was designed by a collaboration of  Jean Nouvel and the Architecture-Studio.   It was a non-religious building to honor the relationship between Arab culture and France.  (The Great Mosque of Paris was completed in 1926.)  The AWI houses permanent collections and temporary exhibits of Arab art and culture, a restaurant, library, and an auditorium. There are 240 of these aperture tiles on the building.  If you look closely at the first picture, there are 10 tiles high and 24 tiles in length.  The apertures are motor controlled, and operate throughout the day to increase and decrease light in the building.  They also help to regulate the temperature inside the building.   The structure rises up to 11 stories high.  On top, there are terraces on which one can dine and enjoy the views over the Seine River.