Shigeru Ban

Based in: Tokyo
Born: 1957
Website: www.shigerubanarchitects.com

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Praemium Imperiale (2024)Winner
Pritzker Architecture Prize (2014)Winner

Biography

Japanese architect known for innovative use of unconventional materials like paper tubes and shipping containers, especially in disaster relief structures. Notable works include the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, the Centre Pompidou-Metz, and the Paper Log House.

Projects(5)

Aspen Art Museum

Aspen · 2014

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La Seine Musicale

Boulogne-Billancourt · 2017

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Shigeru Ban

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Projects(5)

Centre Pompidou-Metz

Paper Church

Cardboard Cathedral

Aspen Art Museum

La Seine Musicale

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