The text was written by the project curator with reference to the architect's notes. The ZEN Wellness SEINEI is one of Shigeru Ban Architect's most recent completed works that highlight and explores ...

The Museum's focus on mass timber and wood, in conjunction with the exhibition TALL TIMBER: The Future of Cities in Wood, continues this fall with a webinar & book talk on the work of Shigeru Ban ...

Disappointed that most architecture is built for the privileged, rather than society, Shigeru Ban has dedicated much of his career to building affordable, livable and safe emergency shelters for ...

He touched on moments of his career that proved turning points with humour and affection – he smiled remembering the client representative who requested a giraffe in the Nicolas G. Hayek Center, the ...

It may be mostly used for packaging, but cardboard is a surprisingly capable building material in the right hands, as highlighted by Shigeru Ban Architects with its eye-catching Blue Ocean Dome. The ...

Written by Maria-Cristina Florian Published on September 11, 2024 Born in Tokyo in 1957, Shigeru Ban's early interests were not in architecture, but in carpentry, due to his childhood belief that ...

When Shigeru Ban, the Japanese architecture pioneer, completed Paper House in 1995 on the shores of Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture, it was a meticulous experimental composition, created from ...

The Swatch and Omega campus in Biel, Switzerland, is a monumental mass timber building. Photo: Swatch The Swatch and Omega campus in Biel, Switzerland, is a monumental mass timber building. Photo: ...

Ban's interest in architecture began at an early age, inspired by his admiration for carpenters. However, it was during his preparation for art university that he was introduced to the work of John ...

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban is renowned for his innovative use of wood. Natural and beautiful, timber construction can also be a key tool in the fight against climate change through ...

Pritzker laureate Shigeru Ban has won an international competition to design the future Tainan Museum of Fine Arts. With an agenda to promote arts culture and tourism in Taiwan’s cultural capital, the ...