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Moveable Floating Galleries Bring a Burst of Color to Shigeru Ban’s Simose Art Museum

Naomi Pollock, FAIA
August 15, 2023
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Located outside of Hiroshima, the seaside project highlights the Pritzker Prize–winning Japanese architect’s novel use of existing technologies and materials.


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Zen Wellness Center.

Snapshot: Shigeru Ban Sets a Zen Wellness Center on Japan’s Awaji Island

Naomi Pollock, FAIA
October 31, 2022
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This center for the learning and practice of meditation and yoga on Awaji Island was designed to uplift both body and soul.
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Ukrainian refugees in Poland

In Poland, Shigeru Ban Deploys Paper Partitions to Help Ukrainian Refugees

Ban’s modular system was used extensively following Japan’s 2011 earthquake
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
March 24, 2022
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Ban’s system, used extensively following Japan’s 2011 earthquake, has now been installed in two shelters—with more planned across Eastern Europe.


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Cast Iron House.

Cast Iron House by Shigeru Ban Architects

New York
Pilar Viladas
August 23, 2021
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Keeping its ornate facade intact, Shigeru Ban transforms a 19th-century Manhattan commercial building into luxury residences.


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Cite du Temps Restrooms

Elegant Bathrooms at Swatch and Omega Headquarters Bring Views and Daylighting to Utilitarian Spaces

Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Kara Mavros
Kara Mavros
January 6, 2020
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Shigeru Ban adorns restrooms in the Swiss watchmaking campus with spruce beams and natural light.


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Continuing Education: Mass Timber

Continuing Education: Mass Timber Construction Swatch Headquarters by Shigeru Ban

Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
December 2, 2019
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A trio of buildings for a watchmaking company in Switzerland reveals new possibilities for wood.


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Fujisan World Heritage Center

Fujisan World Heritage Center by Shigeru Ban Architects

Fujinomiya, Japan
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
March 2, 2018
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An ingenious new museum in Japan evokes one of the world's best-known mountain peaks.


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Triangle House

Triangle House by Shigeru Ban Architects

Tokyo
Naomi Pollock, FAIA
June 1, 2017
One Comment

A three-sided plan optimizes a quirky site for a client’s well-crafted home and office in Tokyo.


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Aspen Art Museum

Aspen Art Museum by Shigeru Ban Architects

Aspen, Colorado
David Hill
August 16, 2014
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Shigeru Ban's first U.S. building since winning the Pritzker adds a landmark to a city's downtown while looking out to its Rocky Mountain setting.
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Tamedia Headquarters Expansion by Shigeru Ban Architects

Zurich
David Cohn
July 16, 2014
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A finely crafted timber office building for a Swiss media company makes a strong statement from within.
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