Shigeru Ban

Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban, 2011
Born (1957-08-05) 5 August 1957 (age 67)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materCooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
OccupationArchitect
SpouseMasako Ban
AwardsPritzker Prize (2014)
BuildingsCentre Pompidou-Metz, France
Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand, Aspen Art Museum, US[1]
Websitewww.shigerubanarchitects.com
Takatori Catholic Church is a temporary church building erected in Kobe after the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. It was donated (deconstructed and moved) to Taiwan in 2005.
Japanese pavilion at the Expo 2000, Hannover (2000)
Ban designed the Nomadic Museum with engineer Buro Happold, a temporary structure composed of 156 shipping containers (2006)

Shigeru Ban (坂 茂, Ban Shigeru, born 5 August 1957)[2] is a Japanese architect, known for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard tubes used to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims. Many of his notable designs are structures which are temporary, prefabricated, or incorporate inexpensive and unconventional materials in innovative ways. He was profiled by Time magazine in their projection of 21st-century innovators in the field of architecture and design.[3]

In 2014, Ban was named the 37th recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the most prestigious prize in modern architecture.[4] The Pritzker Jury cited Ban for his innovative use of material and his dedication to humanitarian efforts around the world, calling him "a committed teacher who is not only a role model for younger generation, but also an inspiration."[4]

  1. ^ "Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum opens". Dezeen.com. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ^ Biography Archived 25 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Hyatt Foundation, retrieved 26 March 2014
  3. ^ Luscombe, Belinda (17 July 2000). "Innovators, Time 100: The Next Wave – He Builds With a Really Tough Material: Paper". Time. Time Warner. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Shigeru Ban named 2014 Pritzker Prize Winner". ArchDaily. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.