Dallas Public Library

Humanitarian architecture, Shigeru Ban, Contributors, Shigeru Ban, Claude Bruderlein, Michael Kimmelman, Koh Kitayama, Brad Pitt, Naomi Pollock, Eyal Weizman, Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson

eng

Includes bibliographical references

illustrationsmaps

no index present

non fiction

Humanitarian architecture

904905154

Contributors, Shigeru Ban, Claude Bruderlein, Michael Kimmelman, Koh Kitayama, Brad Pitt, Naomi Pollock, Eyal Weizman, Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson

Shigeru Ban

"In 1994, after seeing photographs of the plastic sheets given to Rwandan refugees to live under, Shigeru Ban went to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to propose ideas for better shelters. Since then, Ban has been critically heralded for his innovative approaches to environmentally sound architecture and his devotion to humanitarian efforts in the wake of some of the most devastating natural and man-made disasters. His temporary housing has employed everything from plastic beer cartons to paper tubes to create ingeniously flexible spaces. By sourcing unconventional, recycled, inexpensive, local and sustainable materials, he stimulates devastated economies by involving local resources and labor. These works stem from empathy and have restored shelter and gathering places, offering comfort, protection and dignity to stricken communities around the world"--Publisher

Foreword / Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson -- Shigeru Ban : In the Service of Society / Michael Kimmelman -- The Architecture of Shigeru Ban : Blurred Lines and Ambiguous Boundaries / Naomi Pollock -- Architecture for Nurturing People, A Conversation between Koh Kitayama and Shigeru Ban -- Paper Architecture and Make It Right, A Conversation between Brad Pitt and Shigeru Ban -- Humanitarian Spaces / Eyal Weizman -- Shigeru Ban : A Vision for a New Form of Humanitarianism / Claude Bruderlein -- Humanitarian Projects