Architects YOKOMAE et BOUAYAD announced at the Louvre Abu Dhabi that their work stood out among five other shortlisted entries and was selected for the Richard Mille Art Prize. The "Art Here 2025" exhibition grandly opened on October 10 under the iconic dome of the Louvre Abu Dhabi and will run until December 28. The Richard Mille Art Prize launched an international competition, attracting over 400 submissions, aiming to design and construct five art installations and/or architectural pavilions centered around this year's theme of "Light and Shadow."

The competition, conceived by guest curator Sophie Mayuko Arni, invited architects and artists to explore the interplay of light and absence, the visible and the hidden, as well as the multifaceted dimensions of memory, identity, and transformation—all inspired by the theme of "Light and Shadow" in Arab and Japanese cultures.

The designers sought to create an architectural space that embodies the ever-changing interplay of light and shadow, drawing inspiration from nature. In nature, the shifting shadows cast by clouds, trees, and wind-swayed leaves possess a profound beauty that moves the soul. The designers pondered whether such evolving landscapes and spaces could be manifested within an architectural context, striving for a delicate balance between the natural and the built—akin to standing beneath a towering tree or beneath a vast, sheltering roof.