A Grand Profile of Shigeru Ban, a Top Japanese Architect<\/strong><\/em><\/span> \u2013 Shigeru Ban<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a\u00a0Japanese architect<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0that has gained international acclaim by using some\u00a0unorthodox materials like cardboard or paper for structures<\/strong>\u00a0designed to aid natural disaster victims around the globe. Born on August 5th, 1957, this architect\u2019s career is extensive, with many\u00a0great projects<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0along the way.<\/p>\n

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His visionary aesthetic, at once fluid and geometric, has taken shape in temporary structures like\u00a0relief housing, a\u00a0cathedral<\/strong><\/em>, and a\u00a0bridge<\/strong><\/em>\u2014all with an innate understanding of impermanence, the environment, and humanity. His ability to design buildings that blend human needs with breathtaking visual dynamism was honed at Manhattan\u2019s Cooper Union School of Architecture, where he studied under John Hejduk, one-fifth of the famed New York Five group of architects. In addition to his humanitarian work, Ban\u2019s has created museums, homes, and short-term pavilions, each showcasing innovative use of space and material.<\/p>\n

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According to\u00a0Ban<\/strong><\/em>, the only way for\u00a0architects<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>to keep their work free from the influence of such transient fashions is to come up with new ways to actually build things \u2014 new materials, for example, or new approaches to structural engineering.<\/p>\n

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He was profiled by\u00a0Time<\/i>\u00a0magazine in their projection of 21st-century innovators in the field of\u00a0architecture\u00a0and design<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. The renowned architect has won several design awards since 1985, such as the Pritzker Award, Display of the Year, Japan, \u201cEmilio Ambasz\u201d Exhibition (1986), the Mainichi Design Prize (1995), the Akademie der Kunste (Berlin Art Award), Germany (2000), the Grand Prize of AIJ 2009: Nicolas G. Hayek Center (2009), the 2017 AIA Awards \u2013 Architecture. Aspen Art Museum (2017) and the Japan Wood Design Award 2018, Mt Fuji World Heritage Centre (2018).<\/p>\n

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One of Ban\u2019s top projects is a cardboard cathedral<\/strong><\/em> in the largest city on the South Island of New Zealand. This project is among the latest in a succession of projects he has undertaken at the sites of natural and humanitarian disasters. It was the partial destruction of the city\u2019s original stone-built Christchurch Cathedral in a February 2011 earthquake that prompted him to suggest building a temporary replacement in cardboard.<\/p>\n

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Another Top Design from Ban is the Pompidou-Metz in Metz.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The undulating fibreglass roof of the Centre Pompidou-Metz\u00a0in Metz, France<\/strong><\/em>, forms a large hexagon over the galleries and restaurant within. The museum, whose interior framework resembles the intricate weave of a Chinese hat, has been one of the area\u2019s most popular tourist attractions since it opened in 2010.<\/p>\n

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