WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – A cathedral made from cardboard. The idea may sound flimsy, particularly given that cathedrals tend to be known for their solid presence: the flying buttresses, the ...

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 ...

Shigeru Ban is a Japanese architect born on August 5, 1957, renowned for his innovative use of materials and focus on sustainability. He is particularly famous for using paper and cardboard tubes in ...

Shigeru Ban will receive the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Tom Pritzker, Chairman and President of The Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the prize, made the announcement on Monday. Shigeru Ban, a ...

Grafton Architects. Image Courtesy of Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, University of Arkansas Selected from 69 submissions from 10 countries, six international firms were shortlisted for ...

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has mobilized his Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) to aid victims of recent devastating floods in Southern Japan. At least 210 people have been killed ...