Shigeru Ban - Matilda McQuaid
Shigeru Ban - Matilda McQuaid Based in Japan and one of an emerging generation of young, world-class architects, Shigeru Ban (b. His buildings are sometimes soaring and birdlike, sometimes simple,…
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Shigeru Ban - Matilda McQuaid
Based in Japan and one of an emerging generation of young, world-class architects, Shigeru Ban (b. His buildings are sometimes soaring and birdlike, sometimes simple, grounded, and evocative of the Japanese aesthetic, but always they are integrated with and respectful of their surrounding environment. 1957) designs and builds graceful, serene structures using modest materials such as cardboard, paper tubes, bamboo, and prefabricated wood.
commission. At forty-five, Ban has designed projects at both ends of the client spectrum: from one-room temporary houses of paper tubes for earthquake refugees worldwide to a 14,000 square-foot country house in Sharon, Connecticut – his first U.S.