Everyone used to want to be star architects. That's no longer the case.
I believe that the material doesn’t need to be strong to be used to build a strong structure. The strength of the structure has nothing to do with th… - Shigeru Ban
I believe that the material doesn’t need to be strong to be used to build a strong structure. The strength of the structure has nothing to do with th…
- Shigeru Ban
I'm not inventing anything new, I'm just using existing material differently. - Shigeru Ban
I'm not inventing anything new, I'm just using existing material differently.
For me, there's no difference between what's temporary and what's definitive. I built the church in Kobe, which was supposed to be temporary, and peo… - Shigeru Ban
For me, there's no difference between what's temporary and what's definitive. I built the church in Kobe, which was supposed to be temporary, and peo…
I travel a lot. Japanese culture is very ancient and very strong. That's why most people who commission work from Japanese architects expect them to … - Shigeru Ban
I travel a lot. Japanese culture is very ancient and very strong. That's why most people who commission work from Japanese architects expect them to …
The most important thing, in order to forge one's own creative personality, is to travel, to see different environments, different cultures. I wanted… - Shigeru Ban
The most important thing, in order to forge one's own creative personality, is to travel, to see different environments, different cultures. I wanted…
Architecture is not about designing somehting from a free, fanciful idea. It is about discovering and establishing one's own principle, some kind of … - Shigeru Ban
Architecture is not about designing somehting from a free, fanciful idea. It is about discovering and establishing one's own principle, some kind of …
An architect does not need to spend his whole career making monuments for rich people. - Shigeru Ban
An architect does not need to spend his whole career making monuments for rich people.
People are not killed by earthquakes alone, but by collapsed buildings. - Shigeru Ban
People are not killed by earthquakes alone, but by collapsed buildings.
Everyone used to want to be star architects. That's no longer the case. - Shigeru Ban
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