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Shigeru Ban’s Mt. Fuji World Heritage Center opens in Japan

Japan’s Mt. Fuji World Heritage Center, designed by Pritzker winner Shigeru Ban, is officially open to the public...

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Elevated bamboo peace bridge for the Korean Demilitarized Zone unveiled by Shigeru Ban and Jae-Eun Choi

South Korean artist Jae-Eun Choi is teaming up with prolific architect Shigeru Ban to bridge a peaceful relationship...

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World’s tallest hybrid timber building to boast Vancouver’s most expensive new apartments

New details and renderings have been released of Shigeru Ban’s Terrace House, a collection of luxury homes in...

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Shigeru Ban honored with Mother Teresa award for dedication to disaster relief architecture

Prolific architect and Pritzker Prize recipient, Shigeru Ban has been selected as one of the winners of the Mother...

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10 groundbreaking designs by Shigeru Ban that changed our ideas about architecture

Shigeru Ban, one of Inhabitat's favorite architects, is renowned for his disaster relief design and his ingenious...

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Shigeru Ban designs 20,000 homes for severely overcrowded refugee camp in Kenya

World-renowned architect, Shigeru Ban, is taking his talents to those who need it most. Working in collaboration...

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Giant glass orb in Paris is wrapped with a rotating solar sail that follows the sun

Architects Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines teamed up to create the stunning, solar-powered Seine Musicale located...

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Ingenious cardboard and bamboo emergency shelters by Shigeru Ban pop up in Sydney

Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is widely known and respected for his 20 year career in designing...

Giants of Japanese architecture design prototypes for houses of the future

Giants of Japanese architecture design prototypes for houses of the future

Shigeru Ban's Open House with Condensed Core proposes that plumbing water and waste could be funneled through the...

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World's tallest hybrid timber tower by Shigeru Ban coming to Vancouver

Pritzker laureate Shigeru Ban has been tapped to design his first building in Canada: an innovative high-rise set...

Shigeru Ban shares architecture wisdom in Ecuador after earthquake disaster

Shigeru Ban shares architecture wisdom in Ecuador after earthquake disaster

Architect Shigeru Ban is one of our favorites here at Inhabitat, but that’s usually just about his work. Now,...

Shigeru Ban uses shipping containers and paper tubes to create a surprising mobile museum

Shigeru Ban uses shipping containers and paper tubes to create a surprising mobile museum

Colbert originally contacted Ban in 2000 with the idea and the concept finally came to fruition after several years...

Shigeru Ban will reuse earthquake rubble to build Nepal relief shelters

Shigeru Ban will reuse earthquake rubble to build Nepal relief shelters

Shigeru Ban and his humanitarian organization Volunteer Architects Network (VAN) announced plans to build emergency...

Shigeru Ban transforms 90,000 eye shadow containers into a glittering wave at the Venice Biennale

Shigeru Ban transforms 90,000 eye shadow containers into a glittering wave at the Venice Biennale

Taking over the palazzo’s open-air courtyard, the installation sweeps through the space like a cresting wave,...

Shigeru Ban announces plans to build emergency shelters in Nepal

Shigeru Ban announces plans to build emergency shelters in Nepal

Inhabitat has long admired Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, not only for his commitment to creating beautiful and...