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Architect: Shigeru Ban
Colaborators:
Hoshino Architect & Engineer
Structures: MAtshumoto COrporation
Photographer: Hiroyuki Hirai
Location: Nishinomiya; japan
Completion: 1995
Floor Space 507m2
Colaborators:
Hoshino Architect & Engineer
Structures: MAtshumoto COrporation
Photographer: Hiroyuki Hirai
Location: Nishinomiya; japan
Completion: 1995
Floor Space 507m2
Shigeru Ban
(born 1957 in Tokyo, Japan) is an accomplished Japanese and international architect, most famous for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard paper tubes used to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims. Shigeru Ban was the winner in 2005 at age 48 of the 40th annual Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He was profiled by Time Magazine in their projection of 21st century innovators in the field of architecture and design. Major works
Furniture House, a series of prefabricated homes built in Japan, China, and the US
Curtain wall house (1995), Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Naked House (2000), Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture, Japan
Japanese Pavilion (2000) at Hannover World Exhibition Expo 2000, Hannover, Germany
Nomadic Museum (2005–present), built to house Gregory Colbert's video/photo work "Ashes and Snow"
Takatori Catholic Church, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Musée d'art Moderne Georges Pompidou, Metz, France
Luxurious villa designs Maison S und Maison H on an exclusive private island: Mandarin Oriental Dellis Cay
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