Temporary housing by Shigeru Ban is now under construction in Onagawa—a coastal town in Japan that was decimated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
On the surface, the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, and the town of Onagawa, Japan, do not have much in common. But one does not have to scratch deeply to find likenesses. Since earthquakes heavily damaged both communities earlier this year, both are now the beneficiaries of Shigeru Ban’s relief efforts. Quick to help out whenever disaster strikes, Ban is currently designing a temporary building for the Christchurch’s Anglican Church, and his temporary housing for Onagawa is now under construction.
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