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Shigeru Ban uses wood “in abundance” at Toyota City Museum in Japan

October 31, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

A large wooden roof with a decorative structure depicting the emblem of the city Toyota tops this museum in Japan, completed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Named Toyota City Museum, the building sits alongside the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, which was completed by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi in 1995. Its structure is built largely

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Shigeru Ban wins 2024 Praemium Imperiale for architecture

September 10, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been named the architecture laureate for this year’s Praemium Imperiale awards by the Japan Art Association. The Praemium Imperiale is an annual global arts prize that celebrates creatives in the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, music, theatre and film. Ban, who leads architecture studio Shigeru Ban Architects, was selected for

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Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson’s Glass House

April 17, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson’s Glass House in Connecticut, USA. Created in collaboration with students from New York university Cooper Union, the 13.5 foot by 13.5 foot (10 meter by 10 metre) structure was built

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Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson’s Glass House

April 17, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson’s Glass House in Connecticut, USA. Created in collaboration with students from New York university Cooper Union, the 13.5 foot by 13.5 foot (10 meter by 10 metre) structure was built

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Shigeru Ban designs Infinite Maldives resort around landscaped gardens

December 4, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has designed Infinite Maldives, a “resort residence” in the Maldives that will feature gardens and rows of houses on the water made from timber and locally sourced materials. The five-hectare resort will be located within the Malé Atoll and designed to “embrace the Maldivian vernacular,” Shigeru Ban Architects said. It will comprise

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