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Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson’s Glass House

April 17, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson’s Glass House in Connecticut, USA. Created in collaboration with students from New York university Cooper Union, the 13.5 foot by 13.5 foot (10 meter by 10 metre) structure was built

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Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson’s Glass House

April 17, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson’s Glass House in Connecticut, USA. Created in collaboration with students from New York university Cooper Union, the 13.5 foot by 13.5 foot (10 meter by 10 metre) structure was built

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Shigeru Ban designs Infinite Maldives resort around landscaped gardens

December 4, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has designed Infinite Maldives, a “resort residence” in the Maldives that will feature gardens and rows of houses on the water made from timber and locally sourced materials. The five-hectare resort will be located within the Malé Atoll and designed to “embrace the Maldivian vernacular,” Shigeru Ban Architects said. It will comprise

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Shigeru Ban brings Paper Log House to Morocco in wake of earthquake

September 28, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has created a prototype for a temporary house that he plans to roll out in Morocco following this month’s devastating earthquake. The structure is the latest iteration of Ban’s Paper Log House model, which he developed as a quick-to-construct and affordable shelter for victims of natural disasters. Paper Log

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Shigeru Ban designs timber surgical centre for Ukraine’s war-wounded

July 24, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Japanese studio Shigeru Ban Architects and local studio AMBK have designed a cross-laminated timber expansion for Ukraine’s largest hospital, which is located in Lviv. Designed to increase hospital capacity in the country, the surgical centre was announced by the mayor of Lviv at the end of June at the Lviv Urban Forum. Construction of the extension

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“I always avoid designing something fashionable” says Shigeru Ban

June 5, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Shigeru Ban explains why he is tired of seeing architects use mass timber and how he wants to design a building that “changes its clothes” in this interview. Ban is known for his structurally innovative wooden buildings and his work with biomaterials, including cardboard and mass timber. Speaking to Dezeen at the

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