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Shigeru Ban Japan Sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation the Following Pages Contain Images of the Architecture of Shigeru Ban 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban Japan Sponsored by The Hyatt Foundation The following pages contain images of the architecture of Shigeru Ban. On the PritzkerPrize.com web site, these photos are linked to high resolution images that may be used for printing or broadcast in relation to the announcement of Shigeru Ban being named the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. The photographer/photo libraries/artists must be credited if noted. High resolution images may be downloaded for printing in newspapers, magazines, and other media. All photos are courtesy of Shigeru Ban Architects. 2 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban Shigeru Ban, Photo by Shigeru Ban Architects Paper Log House 1995 Kobe, Japan Photo by Hiroyuki Hirai Photo by Takanobu Sakuma 4 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Log House, 1995, Kobe, Japan Paper Church 1995 Kobe, Japan Photos by Hiroyuki Hirai 5 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Church, 1995, Kobe, Japan Paper Refugee Shelters for Rwanda 1999 Byumba Refugee Camp, Rwanda Photos by Shigeru Ban Architects 6 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Refugee Shelters for Rwanda, 1999, Byumba Refugee Camp, Rwanda Paper Log House 2000 Turkey Photos by Shigeru Ban Architects 7 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Log House, 2000, Turkey Paper Log House 2001 Bhuj, India Photos by Kartikeya Shodhan 8 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Log House, 2001, Bhuj, India Kirinda House 2007 Kirinda, Sri Lanka Photo by Dominic Sansoni Photo by Eresh Weerasuriya 9 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Kirinda House, 2007, Kirinda, Sri Lanka Hualin Temporary Elementary School 2008 Chengdu, China Photo by Li Jun Photo by Voluntary Architects’ Network 10 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Hualin Temporary Elementary School, 2008, Chengdu, China Paper Emergency Shelter for Haiti 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Photos by Shigeru Ban Architects 11 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Emergency Shelter for Haiti, 2010, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Paper Concert Hall 2011 L’Aquila, Italy Photos by Didier Boy de la Tour 12 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Concert Hall, 2011, L’Aquila, Italy Photos by Fabio Mantovani 13 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Concert Hall, 2011, L’Aquila, Italy Container Temporary Housing 2011 Onagawa, Miyagi, Japan Photos by Hiroyuki Hirai 14 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Container Temporary Housing, 2011, Onagawa, Miyagi, Japan Paper Partition System 4 2011 Japan Photos by Voluntary Architects’ Network 15 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Partition System 4, 2011, Japan Cardboard Cathedral 2013 Christchurch, New Zealand Photos by Stephen Goodenough 16 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Cardboard Cathedral, 2013, Christchurch, New Zealand PC Pile House 1992 Shizuoka, Japan Photo by Hiroyuki Hirai 17 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, PC Pile House, 1992, Shizuoka, Japan Photo by Hiroyuki Hirai 18 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, PC Pile House, 1992, Shizuoka, Japan House of Double-Roof 1993 Yamanashi, Japan Photos by Hiroyuki Hirai 19 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, House of Double-Roof, 1993, Yamanashi, Japan Furniture House 1 1995 Yamanashi, Japan Photos by Hiroyuki Hirai 20 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Furniture House 1, 1995, Yamanashi, Japan Curtain Wall House 1995 Tokyo, Japan Photo by Hiroyuki Hirai 21 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Curtain Wall House, 1995, Tokyo, Japan Photo by Hiroyuki Hirai 22 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Curtain Wall House, 1995, Tokyo, Japan Wall-Less House 1997 Nagano, Japan Photos by Hiroyuki Hirai 23 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Wall-Less House, 1997, Nagano, Japan Nine-Square Grid House 1997 Kanagawa, Japan Photos by Hiroyuki Hirai 24 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Nine-Square Grid House, 1997, Kanagawa, Japan Naked House 2000 Saitama, Japan Photo by Hiroyuki Hirai 25 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Naked House, 2000, Saitama, Japan Photo by Hiroyuki Hirai 26 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Naked House, 2000, Saitama, Japan Japan Pavilion, Expo 2000 Hannover 2000 Germany Photos by Hiroyuki Hirai 27 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Japan Pavilion, Expo 2000 Hannover, 2000, Germany Paper Temporary Studio 2004 Paris, France Photo by Didier Boy dela Tour 28 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Temporary Studio, 2004, Paris, France Photo by Didier Boy dela Tour 29 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Paper Temporary Studio, 2004, Paris, France Nicolas G. Hayek Center 2007 Tokyo, Japan Photos by Hiroyuki Hirai Copyright © 2007, The Swatch Group Ltd 30 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Nicolas G. Hayek Center, 2007, Tokyo, Japan Metal Shutter House 2010 New York, USA Photo by Michael Moran 31 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Metal Shutter House, 2010, New York, USA Photo by Michael Moran 32 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Metal Shutter House, 2010, New York, USA Centre Pompidou- Metz 2010 France Photos by Didier Boy de la Tour 33 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Centre Pompidou-Metz, 2010, France Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club House 2010 Korea Photos by Hiroyuki Hirai 34 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club House, 2010, Korea Tamedia Building 2013 Zurich, Switzerland Above: Photo by Didier Boy de la Tour Left: Photo by Shigeru Ban Architects Europe 35 The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 Laureate Shigeru Ban, Tamedia Building, 2013, Zurich, Switzerland.
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