From 1967 to 1970, Nouvel earned his income as an assistant to architects Claude Parent and Paul Virilio, who after only one year, made him a project manager in charge of building a large apartment complex.
Dende o 1967 até o 1970, finánciase como asistente dos arquitectos Claude Parent e Paul Virilio, o cal tan só un ano despois, faino project manager ao cargo da construción dun gran bloque de apartamentos.