{"product_id":"shigeru-ban-taschen-basic-architecture","title":"Shigeru Ban | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFrom a cardboard cathedral to emergency shelters in paper tubing, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePritzker Prize–winning architect\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShigeru Ban\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has made his name with a restlessly inventive response to material and situation. This book presents the architect’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emost important projects\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto date and introduces a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ecareer defined by exploration, poetic expression\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehumanitarian action\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet the Master Innovator challenging accepted notions of architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom emergency relief shelters to a cardboard cathedral and exhibition spaces in shipping containers, Pritzker Prize–winning architect\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eShigeru Ban\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ehas made his name with his\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erestlessly inventive response to material and situation\u003c\/b\u003e, as much as with his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ehumanitarian work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eat the sites of natural and man-made disasters. According to scholar Riichi\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMiyake, Ban’s work represents “\u003cb\u003ean architectural iteration of Doctors Without Borders\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the spirit of\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethree-dimensional poetry\u003c\/b\u003e, Ban uses\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ematerials as an integral part of his design\u003c\/b\u003e, selected not for their cutting-edge credentials but rather for their expressive ability, their capacity to convey the building’s overall concept. In particular, Ban has made regular use of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003epaper tubing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ein projects as varied as the Japanese Pavilion at Expo 2000 in Hanover and the Paper Log Houses in the Philippines, built after Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eessential introduction, compiled with Ban’s own collaboration,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents his most important projects to date, surveying the full reach and importance of, in the words of the Pritzker Prize jury, a “committed teacher who is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003enot only a role model for younger generations, but also an inspiration\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Philip Jodidio\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Taschen, June 2, 2026\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e8.3 x 0.5 x 10.2 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66829358858285,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Tachen-ShigeruBan.png?v=1780680785","url":"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/shigeru-ban-taschen-basic-architecture","provider":"AIA Design Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}