Shigeru Ban unveils coastal wellness retreat on Awaji Island
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has completed a wellness hotel on Awaji Island, Japan. More about Shigeru Ban unveils coastal wellness retreat on Awaji Island
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Shigeru Ban to create wooden concert hall inside 19th-century armoury
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has unveiled the design for a timber concert hall in Altdorf, Switzerland, which will be located inside a listed historic building. More about Shigeru Ban to create wooden concert hall inside 19th-century armoury
Shipping-container community centre by Shigeru Ban under construction in Altadena
A community centre designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban made of two linked shipping containers is currently under construction in Altadena to serve as a relief space for those affected by the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. More about Shipping-container community centre by Shigeru Ban under construction in Altadena
Shigeru Ban wins AIA Gold Medal for "pioneering use of humble, renewable materials"
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, who designed the Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand, has won the 2026 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal. More about Shigeru Ban wins AIA Gold Medal for "pioneering use of humble, renewable materials"
Shigeru Ban uses cardboard and bamboo for Blue Ocean Dome pavilion
Cardboard tubes are among the materials that Japanese architect Shigeru Ban used to construct the Blue Ocean Dome pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which contains exhibits by designer Kenya Hara. More about Shigeru Ban uses cardboard and bamboo for Blue Ocean Dome pavilion
Shigeru Ban's Cardboard Cathedral was the most significant building of 2013
The Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is the next building to secure its place in our list of the 25 most significant buildings of the 21st century. More about Shigeru Ban's Cardboard Cathedral was the most significant building of 2013
Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban design kennels for Architecture for Dogs exhibition in Milan
Architects and designers including Kengo Kuma, Konstantin Grcic and Shigeru Ban have unveiled doghouses and other pet-centric designs at the Architecture for Dogs exhibition at the ADI Design Museum in Italy. More about Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban design kennels for Architecture for Dogs exhibition in Milan
Shigeru Ban uses wood "in abundance" at Toyota City Museum in Japan
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. More about Shigeru Ban uses wood "in abundance" at Toyota City Museum in Japan
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Shigeru Ban wins 2024 Praemium Imperiale for architecture
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been named the architecture laureate for this year's Praemium Imperiale awards by the Japan Art Association. More about Shigeru Ban wins 2024 Praemium Imperiale for architecture
Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House
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. More about Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House
Shigeru Ban designs Infinite Maldives resort around landscaped gardens
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. More about Shigeru Ban designs Infinite Maldives resort around landscaped gardens
Shigeru Ban brings Paper Log House to Morocco in wake of earthquake
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has created a prototype for a temporary house that he plans to roll out in Morocco following this month's devastating earthquake. More about Shigeru Ban brings Paper Log House to Morocco in wake of earthquake
Shigeru Ban designs timber surgical centre for Ukraine's war-wounded
Japanese studio Shigeru Ban Architects and local studio AMBK have designed a cross-laminated timber expansion for Ukraine's largest hospital, which is located in Lviv. More about Shigeru Ban designs timber surgical centre for Ukraine's war-wounded
"I always avoid designing something fashionable" says Shigeru Ban
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Shigeru Ban explains why he is tired of seeing architects use mass timber and how he wants to design a building that "changes its clothes" in this interview. More about "I always avoid designing something fashionable" says Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban unveils triple-domed Expo 2025 Osaka pavilion
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has given Dezeen an exclusive look at his design for the Expo 2025 Osaka, an undulating pavilion that will be built from paper tubes, bamboo and carbon-fibre reinforced plastic. More about Shigeru Ban unveils triple-domed Expo 2025 Osaka pavilion
Shigeru Ban exhibits Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin lights in paper-tube tunnel
Architect Shigeru Ban has created a space from paper tubes to showcase lamps by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for The Harmony of Form and Function exhibition during Milan design week. More about Shigeru Ban exhibits Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin lights in paper-tube tunnel
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Dezeen Agenda features Shigeru Ban's cardboard shelters for Turkey-Syria earthquake
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features shelters designed by architect Shigeru Ban for victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Shigeru Ban's cardboard shelters for Turkey-Syria earthquake
Shigeru Ban's timber-skeleton Tamedia building left engineers "incredulous"
Continuing our Timber Revolution series, we look at the Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban – Switzerland's first seven-storey mass-timber structure that was barely legal at the time of its completion in 2013. More about Shigeru Ban's timber-skeleton Tamedia building left engineers "incredulous"
La Seine Musicale is "a symbol with meaning and function" says Shigeru Ban
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban explains how his egg-shaped music auditorium acts as a western gateway to Paris in the last instalment of Dezeen's Concrete Icons series produced in collaboration with Holcim. More about La Seine Musicale is "a symbol with meaning and function" says Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban Architects creates cardboard shelters for victims of Turkey-Syria earthquake
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has provided his Paper Partition System, made from cardboard tubes and fabric, to evacuation centres housing victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake. More about Shigeru Ban Architects creates cardboard shelters for victims of Turkey-Syria earthquake