SHIGERU BAN
坂茂

Ban was born in Tokyo Japan. He studied at the Southern California Institute of Architecture.

Later he went to Cooper Union's School of Architecture, where he studied under John Hejduk and graduated in 1984. From Hejduk (who was a part of the New York Five),Ban gained an interest in "architectonic poetics"or the creation of "three-dimensional poetry".

Hejduk, the most experimentally minded of the New York Five, had a lasting influence on Ban, whose work reflects continuing explorations into basic geometric elements.

Ban's formal explorations with basic building materials helped to lead him into unique structural solutions.

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2001 　Gengo Matsui Award

2004 　Grande Medaille d’Or, Prix de l’Academie d’Architecture de France

2005 　Thomas Jefferson Medalist in Architecture

2005 　Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture

2008 　l’Ordre National du Mérite, France (le grade d’officier)

2009 　Honorary Doctorate of Technical University of Munich

2010 　l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France (le grade d’officier)

2011 　Auguste Perret Prize

2012 　Mainichi Art Prize

2012 　Art Prize from Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs

2012 　KALMANANI Prize (Mexico City)

2014 　Pritzker Architecture Prize

2014　 l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France (le grade de commandeur)

2014 　Asia Game Changers Awards (Asia Society, NY)

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Award

Cardboard Cathedral (2013)
photo by Stephen Goodenough

Shigeru Ban (born 5 August 1957) is a Japanese architect, known for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard tubes used to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims.

He was profiled by Time magazine in their projection of 21st century innovators in the field of architecture and design.

2014 　Joie de Vivre Award

2014 　Kyoto City Artistic and Cultural Commendations, Sparkle Grand Award

2015 　The Asahi Prize

2015 　Crystal Award (World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland)

2015 　The Shigemitsu Award for Global Cultural Exchange

2015 　Posey Leadership Award

2017 　Schweighofer Prize

2017 　Medal with Purple Ribbon

2017 Mother Teresa Social Justice Award

2018 　Golden Seat Master Award (China Interior Design Week, Shanghai)

2019 　Honorary Citizen of Tainan City, Taiwan