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Shigeru Ban
Using paper tubes to build both major buildings and disaster shelters.
Paper Log Houses · Japan Pavilion
- Born
- 5 August 1957
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
More people
Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban is a Japanese architect whose material experiments connect ambitious design with humanitarian work.
Early life
Tokyo
Grew up in the Japanese capital.
American education
Studied at SCI-Arc and graduated from Cooper Union in 1984.
Career
- 1985
Own practice
Established an architectural office in Tokyo.
- 1990s
Emergency building
Developed paper structures for displaced communities.
- 2014
Pritzker Prize
Received recognition for design and humanitarian work.
Selected work
Paper Log Houses
Built temporary homes after the Kobe earthquake.
Japan Pavilion
Designed a paper-tube structure for Expo 2000.
Cardboard Cathedral
Created a temporary cathedral in Christchurch.
Beyond work
Voluntary network
Founded the Voluntary Architects’ Network in 1995.
Teaching
Taught architecture alongside professional practice.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Pritzker Prize citation ↗Photo: 準建築人手札網站. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
