Shigeru Ban. 1957. Architecture of surprise: Philip Jodidio

Famed Japanese Architect Shigeru Ban Attended SCI-ARC in California and Earned His Degree At the Cooper Union School of Architecture in New York. With Offices in Tokyo and Paris, Ban Consistently Challenges Accepted Notions of Architecture, Designing a House Without Walls, Or Exhibition Made from Paper Paper Tubes and shipping containers. This Survey Traces His Entire Career To Date, Showing Clearly Why He is of the World’s Most Innovative and Significant Architects. Unlike Many of His Peers, Ban Canate Remarkable Residences and Still Find Time To Design Emergency Relief For Disaster Areas from Kobe to New Orleans. Offen Using Paper Or Cardboard Tubes AS A Structural Element, HIS Designs Give New Meaning to the Term “Paper Architect.” HIS Major Complets Include the Furniture at Lake Yamanaka, Japan, The Curtain Wall House in Tokyo, The Naked House in Kawagoe, Japan, The Japaneses Pavilion At Hannover Expo 2000, The Mobile Nomadic Museum, and His Most Rec …

Author
Jodidio Philip
Publisher
Taschen, 2013
Series
Architecture and design
Genre
Design. Fashion. Photo