Shigeru Ban on Designing Shelters for the Quake Victims: Q&A. Photo The Japanese architect is known for his acts of modesty.
For one thing, he likes to build with paper, a material that is surprisingly strong when rolled into logs. For another, while directing offices on three continents that turn out museums, factories and houses, he also routinely builds shelters for victims of natural and manmade disasters. Mr. Shigeru ban: emergency paper partition system. Dec 15, 2011 shigeru ban: emergency paper partition system shigeru ban: emergency paper partition system image courtesy of shigeru ban architects photographed in the DFA award exhibition by designboom on december 1st and 2nd, 2011, the design for asia (DFA) award was presented at the business of design week (BODW), both organized by the hong kong design center. for their emergency shelter paper partition system, japanese architect shigeru ban together with the voluntary architects’ network were honored with the gold DFA award in the category of environmental design.
Shigeru Ban: Emergency shelters made from paper » Our Progress. SHIGERU BAN: Development of Paper Log Houses. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban designs emergency shelters made of paper tubing for more than 2 million people.
Those people became homeless after the civil war in Rwanda 1994. The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) normally supplied plastic sheets and aluminium poles to be rigged as temporary shelters. But refugees started to sell the aluminium poles and then proceed to cut down trees to use branches for structural support. Because of the deforestation it was obvious that alternative materials had to be found. Shigeru Ban had found a low-cost alternative, paper tubes and the development of shelters began. Paper Tube Housing by Shigeru Ban : Design for disaster – aid, victims, information, communication, knowledge, experiences, ideas, projects. Posted by Agim Meta on Saturday, February 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment Japanese architect Shigeru Ban designs intermediate emergency shelters made of paper tubing.
He began working with cardboard tubing in cooperation with the UNHCR during the humanitarian crisis of war-torn Rwanda in 1994. Before his work, refugees were provided with aluminum poles and plastic sheeting for shelter construction. Shigeru Ban Architects. Shigeru ban on building emergency shelters from paper. Aug 14, 2013 shigeru ban on building emergency shelters from paper shigeru ban on building emergency shelters from paperall images courtesy of shigeru ban architects paper partition system conceived to provide privacy to victims of natural disasters, resulting in them having to find refuge in large communal spaces such as gymnasiums (see more about this project on designboom here)
Shigeru Ban: Emergency shelters made from paper.