Pritzker-winning Shigeru Ban is a Japanese Architect, famous for his innovative work with paper, particularly cardboard tubes, to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims. He is one of the few world-famous Architects who is dedicated to humanitarian efforts around the World.
Here are the 15 works of Shigeru Ban every architect should visit:
1. Cardboard Cathedral, New Zealand
Year: 2013
Type: Church
Location: New Zealand
2. Centre Pompidou-Metz, France
Year: 2010
Type: Cultural
Location: Metz, France
3. Metal Shutters House, NewYork
Year: 2011
Type: Apartment
Location: 524 W 19th St, New York, NY 10011, USA
4. Paper Log House, Japan
Year: 1995
Type: Temporary Structure
Location: Kobe, Japan
5. Tamedia Office Building, Switzerland
Year: 2013
Type: Office Building
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
6. Curtain Wall House, Japan
Year: 1993-1995
Type: Housing
Location: Tokyo, japan
7. Nicolas G. Hayek Center, Japan
Year: 2008
Type: Commercial
Location: Tokyo, Japan
8. Nomadic Museum, New York
Year: 2005
Type: Museum
Location: New York
9. Naked House, Japan
Year: 2000
Type: Housing
Location: Saitama, Japan
10. New Temporary House
Year: 2013
Type: Housing Prototype
11. Furniture House 1, Japan
Year: 1995
Location: Yamanashi, Japan
12. Japan Pavilion EXPO 2000 Hannover – Germany
Year: 1997-1999
Type: Pavillion
Location: Hannover, Germany
13. Double Roof House, Japan
Year: 1993
Type: Residential
Location: Yamanashi, Japan
14. Paper Temporary Studio, France
Year: 2004
Type: Studio
Location: Paris, France
15. Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club House – Korea
Year: 2010
Type: Entertainment, Hospitality, Retail, Sports
Location: Yeoju, Korea