Rigid pins
10/16/2013
An office high-rise, built only of wood and glass, no steel used. It was designed by Shigeru Ban for the Tamedia media group in Zurich – and is exemplary, not just in ecological terms.
Prof.
Shigeru Ban
Tokyo,
Japan
Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban Architects SBA
5-2-5 Matsubara, Setagaya
156-0043
Tokyo
Japan
T: +81-(0)3-3324-6760
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Products by Shigeru Ban
Biography
Born in Tokyo in 1957, he established his office in his town in 1985 to work with a peculiar material: cardboard. Professor of Yokohama, Keio and of Columbia universities, he improved his knowledge as far as he can project and realize homes, churchs and public places with cardboard structures which can stand the test of water and overweight, places which transmit a strong sensation ofbeing extremely comfortable and on a human scale.
