The most important thing, in order to forge one's own creative personality, is to travel, to see different environments, different cultures. I wanted to try to imagine a new kind of structure in architecture. In general, architects follow fashions. They're neoclassical, postmodern.
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 …
- 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.
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…
People are not killed by earthquakes alone, but by collapsed buildings. - Shigeru Ban
People are not killed by earthquakes alone, but by collapsed buildings.
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…
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…
Architects mostly work for privileged people, people who have money and power. Power and money are invisible, so people hire us to visualize their po… - Shigeru Ban
Architects mostly work for privileged people, people who have money and power. Power and money are invisible, so people hire us to visualize their po…
I did a lot of tests, and I finalized my research. Paper has become a part of my visual vocabulary. You know, paper is an industrial material. You ca… - Shigeru Ban
I did a lot of tests, and I finalized my research. Paper has become a part of my visual vocabulary. You know, paper is an industrial material. You ca…
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.
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