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- Amazing Hive comes alive with sights and sounds in Washington, D.C. Thu, 13 Jul 17, 7:20pmIncredible sights and sounds have popped up at the National Building Museum in the heart of our nation’s capital. Thousands of giant paper tubes have been stacked together to construct soaring mountain-like structures in...
- 10 groundbreaking designs by Shigeru Ban that changed our ideas about architecture Tue, 9 May 17, 5:01amShigeru Ban, one of Inhabitat's favorite architects, is renowned for his disaster relief design and his ingenious use of lightweight, unconventional, and environmentally responsible materials -- in particular, paper and bamboo...
- Studio Gang designs massive paper tube Hive for the National Building Museum Wed, 19 Apr 17, 8:05pmThe National Building Museum has welcomed giant ball pits, mazes, and icebergs into its historic Great Hall, and this year the Washington, D.C. museum will welcome yet another imaginative creation: the Hive. Architecture...
- Nituniyo builds cardboard elephant from over 6,000 recycled paper tubes Wed, 12 Aug 15, 6:00pmNituniyo stacked thousands of recycled paper tubes in a cell pattern to form the easily recognizable shape of an elephant. Unlike the majority of Fallas Festival installations, which are normally cordoned off from the public,...
- 10 Incredible Designs by Pritzker Prize Laureate Shigeru Ban Thu, 21 May 15, 3:01amCardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand Shigeru Ban designed, pro-bono, this stunning temporary Cardboard Cathedral for Christchurch following a devastating earthquake in 2011...
- Shigeru Ban announces plans to build emergency shelters in Nepal Fri, 8 May 15, 6:00pmInhabitat has long admired Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, not only for his commitment to creating beautiful and high-quality disaster relief design, but also for his innovative use of environmentally friendly, natural materials...
- BOOK REVIEW: Shigeru Ban’s ‘Humanitarian Architecture’ focuses on emergency response design Mon, 13 Apr 15, 11:30pmShigeru Ban is renowned for his inventive and courageous architecture that spans from museums to simple huts. While the Pritzker Prize winning architect is often given kudos for his work in developing emergency shelter and...
- 10 Incredible Designs by 2014 Pritzker Prize Laureate Shigeru Ban Wed, 26 Mar 14, 3:40amCardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand Shigeru Ban designed, pro-bono, this stunning temporary Cardboard Cathedral for Christchurch following a devastating earthquake in 2011...
- 8 Incredible Designs by 2014 Pritzker Prize Laureate Shigeru Ban Wed, 26 Mar 14, 12:00amCardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand Shigeru Ban designed, pro-bono, this stunning temporary Cardboard Cathedral for Christchurch following a devastating earthquake in 2011...
- Shigeru Ban’s Paper-Tube Hut Built on World Heritage Site in Japan Thu, 17 Oct 13, 2:35amBeloved Japanese Architect Shigeru Ban continues to impress the public with designs using cardboard as a construction material. This time Shigeru Ban Architects has designed a mountain lodge hut on Yakushima Island in Kagoshima,...