Master of innovation: Challenging accepted notions of architecture Famed Japanese architect Shigeru Ban attended SCI-Arc in California and earned his degree at the Cooper Union School of Architecture in New York. With offices in Tokyo and Paris, Ban
consistently challenges accepted notions of architecture, designing a house without walls, or an exhibition space made from paper tubes and shipping containers. This survey traces his entire career to date, showing clearly why he is
one of the world s most innovative and significant architects. Unlike many of his peers, Ban can create
remarkable residences and still find time to design
emergency relief housing for disaster areas from Kobe to New Orleans. Often using paper or cardboard tubes as a structural element, his designs give new meaning to the term "Paper Architect." His major completed works include the
Furniture House at Lake Yamanaka, Japan, the
Curtain Wall House in Tokyo, the
Naked House in Kawagoe, Japan, the
Japanese Pavilion at Hannover Expo 2000, the mobile
Nomadic Museum, and his most recent masterpiece, the
Centre Pompidou-Metz in France.
About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN s Basic Architecture Series features:
- an introduction to the life and work of the architect
- the major works in chronological order
- information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
- a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
- approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)
