紙的建築師(Shigeru Ban)

不會有人聽到這樣的封號
還會將Shigeru Ban誤認為別人
但是其實他不只有紙的藝能


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Born in 1957 Tokyo, Japanese architect
Innovative work with paper
Studied at the SCI-Arch and Cooper Union's School of Architecture under John Hejduk, who was a part of the New York Five
Worked under Arata Isozaki
Founded association in 1985

典型的東方建築師成長歷程

在自己出生的地方長大

然後負笈外國

師承大師

最後創業

其設計理念

意在傳達材料背後的無限可能性

紙可以是紙

但是又可以不是紙

最後又是紙

除此之外

更加入對社會、都市議題的關懷

使得其建築更具意義

推薦作品有

1995, PAPER CHURCH - Kobe, Japan

1995, PAPER HOUSE - Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi, Japan

1995, CURTAIN WALL HOUSE - Tokyo, Japan

1997, Wall-less House, Karuizawa, Nagano

2000, JAPAN PAVILLION, EXPO 2000 HANNOVER, Germany

2007, PAPER BRIDGE - Remoulin, France

2008, PAPER TEA HOUSE, London