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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The terrace of Unit 6, which spans the entire Shigeru Ban building on West 19th Street and was used as the model for a book on Ban’s work from 1985 to 2010. Photo: Scott Wintrow The building showcases ...

Material Minds, presented by ArchDaily Materials, is our new series of short interviews with architects, designers, scientists, and others who use architectural materials in innovative ways. Enjoy!

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 ...

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 ...

. The jury cited his residential and museum designs, but singled out his work for refugees, saying “His buildings provide shelter. . . and spiritual places for those who have suffered tremendous loss ...

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 ...

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 ...