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Shigeru Ban Architects
Tokio, Japón
Studio founded by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, winner of the 2014 Pritzker Prize, with offices in Tokyo, Paris and New York. It is a pioneer in timber structures and in recyclable cardboard tube systems for emergency shelters after disasters, from Kobe to Nepal. Its notable works include the Centre Pompidou-Metz and the Swatch Omega Campus, both using engineered timber. Its architecture combines low-impact materials, structural lightness and humanitarian commitment.
- Category
- Architecture
- Region
- Tokio, Japón
- Official website
- shigerubanarchitects.com
Why we chose it
Because, with the 2014 Pritzker Prize, he has turned timber and recyclable cardboard into architecture of excellence and into humanitarian shelters with a very low footprint.
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- Where is Shigeru Ban Architects located?
- Shigeru Ban Architects is based in Tokio, Japón.
- Why is Shigeru Ban Architects in the Descarboniza directory?
- Because, with the 2014 Pritzker Prize, he has turned timber and recyclable cardboard into architecture of excellence and into humanitarian shelters with a very low footprint.
