Shigeru Ban
BY:
NAMAN SRIVASTAVA
B.ARCH IVth YR.
061018
ABOUT
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Born in 1957 in Tokyo, Japan
Shigeru Ban studied at the Southern California Institute
of Architecture and later went on to Cooper Union’s
School of Architecture
Profiled by Time Magazine in their projection of 21st
century innovators in the field of architecture and
design
Shigeru Ban was the winner in 2005 at age 48 of the
40th annual Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture
from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Inspired by Architect John Hejduk
2003 the finalist of the New York WTC Ground Zero
Competition
PHILOSOPHY
•Work reflects blend of his American Architectural
training and his native Japanese influences.
•Adopts a construction method in which the structure is
integrated into an over all design.
•Innovative exploration and Integration of materials
so as to enhance their structural potential.
•Materials ranging from Paper, wood, bamboo and
steel.
PHILOSOPHY
• As a Japanese architect….
…..uses themes and methods found
in traditional Japanese architecture
…..the concept of modules taken
forward – ‘Tatami’
SONY TOWER, by
KISHO KUROKAWA
PHILOSOPHY
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Making the spaces free flowing with
structures being ‘invisible’….
…..avoiding overtly expression of
structural elements and incorporating
it in the design….
Robbie House by F.L.W
THE BAUHAUS, DESSAU, 1925-26,
WALTER GROPIUS
WILLIS FABER DUMAS LTD., ENGLAND,
1972-75; ARCHITECTS: FOSTER
ASSOCIATES
Pantheon
PHILOSOPHY
• As an Ecological architect….
…..” I don’t like waste” – Shigeru Ban
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Most-famous now for his innovative work with paper and
cardboard tubing as a material for building construction.
“…even in disaster areas, I want to create beautiful buildings, this
is what it means to build a monument for common people…”
Known for his innovation with building materials
Known as the ‘Paper Architect’……
IMPORTANT PROJECTS
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2002 Forest Park Pavilion PrototypeRice University Art Gallery, Houston,
USA
2000 PAM-A, Mishima, Shizuoka
2000 Naked House, Kawagoe
2000 Expo 2000 Hannover Japan
Pavilion - Paper Tube Structure-13,
Germany
1999 Paper Tube shelters for refugees
in Rwanda - Paper Tube Structure-10
1997 Wall-less-House, Karuizawa,
Nagano
1995 Paper Church - Paper Tube
Structure -08, Kobe, Hyogo
1995 Paper Log House - Paper Tube
Structure -07, Kobe, Hyogo, Bhuj
1995 Curtain Wall House, Tokyo
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1994 Issey Miyake Gallery - Paper Tube
Structure -06, Tokyo
1991 Library of a poet - Paper Tube
Structure -04, Zushi, Kanagawa
1990Odawara Pavilion - Paper Tube
Structure -02
1987Villa K, Tateshina, Nagano
1986Villa TCG, Tateshina, Nagano
1986"Alvar Aalto” Exhibition design,
Axis Gallery,Tokyo
PAPER HOUSE - Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi, Japan, 1995
PAPER HOUSE
This was the first project in which paper tubes were
authorized for use as a structural basis in a permanent
building.
 a S-shape configuration comprised of 110 paper tubes
(2.7m high, 275mm in inner diameter and 148mm thick)
defines the interior and exterior areas of the paper
house.
 designing it in a big S-shaped circle, he retained the flow
between inside and out with clear walls
 tent-like curtains, which can be drawn for privacy in
summer and shut in winter for warmth and insulation.
 to link his interiors with the world outside.
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"I always like to connect inside and outside space and make a
kind of intermediate space in between"
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The large circle formed by the interior
tubes forms a big area
a free standing paper tubes column with a
1.2m diameter in the surrounding gallery
contains a toilet
the exterior paper tubes surrounding the
courtyard stand apart from the structure
and serve as a screen
the living area in the large circle is without
furnishing or details other than an isolated
kitchen counter, sliding doors, and movable
closets
the roof, supported by the colonnade of
paper tubes, is visually emphasized
Exterior View from
Southwest
The Living area,
surrounded by
paper tubes
Earthquake Area Rehabilitation – Paper Log
Houses…..
Sichuan School in China
Ban assembled a team of students from his research center banlab,
and the Hironori Matsubara Lab at Keio University, along with
volunteer teachers from around China, who were assigned by the
country's education ministry.
They can be molded into load-bearing columns, bent into
trusses and rapidly assembled, and can be made waterproof
and fire resistant. Because paper tubes are available in
various thickness and diameters, they can be added to a
structure to support more weight as necessary.
 The roofs are made of plywood, and polycarbonate and
PTFE was used as insulation
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ATSUSHI IMAI MEMORIAL
GYMNASIUM
LOCATION – ODATE ,
AKITA , JAPAN
ARCHITECT – SHIGERU
BAN
•Project completion date : August 2002
•Set in a context of a private house and two
storey regional hospital building
•The main volume of the structure functions
as a gymnasium as well as concert hall
and annex spaces of the ellipse contain
swimming pool, changing room and piano
room.
• 980 square meter space enclosed by an
elliptical dome.
•The dome is constructed with LSL
(laminated strand lumber) and steel
pipe members
• It has classic styles of Japanese technical
purism by means of a construction
method characteristic of technological
globalization process.
•The main structure is placed underground, only the
dome and the eaves of the two entrances are visible
•The region is known for its heavy snowfall piling up to
shoulder heights.
•The aesthetic structural components enhances
the lighting
quality of the space.
RCC BRACING AND
RETAINING WALLS
MULTISKINNED ELLIPTICAL
GRID DOME
The plan of the dome is elliptical and is
supported by 2 sets of arches.
• TRUSSED ARCHES ALONG THE
MINOR AXIS
• VIERENDEEL ARCHES ALONG THE
MAJOR AXIS
 Arches spanning in one direction
generate lateral stability for arches in
other direction
• Pentagonal trussed arch along minor
axis provide space within themselves
for Vierendeel arches spanning along
major axis
• Interconnection of two arches in
opposite direction generates multi
skinned grid dome as one structure.
• The whole assembly is then covered with strips of light
weight polycarbonate sheets thus allowing diffused light
to enter the space.
• Both Arches are composed of LSL (Laminated Strand
Lumber) and steel pipe sections and plates.
NOMADIC MUSEUM
POMPIDOU CENTRE, METZ
Thank You….