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Shigeru Ban / Matilda McQuaid.

Fine Arts Library NA1559.B26 A4 2003
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
McQuaid, Matilda.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ban, Shigeru, 1957---Criticism and interpretation.
Ban, Shigeru.
Ban, Shigeru, 1957-.
Architecture--Japan--History--20th century.
Architecture.
Architecture, Modern.
Criticism and interpretation.
Japan.
History.
Architecture, Modern--Environmental aspects.
Physical Description:
240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Phaidon, 2003.
Summary:
Rising architecture star Shigeru Ban designs and builds graceful structures using organic materials such as paper tubes, bamboo, and engineered wood. He has designed projects at both ends of the client spectrum, from one-room temporary houses for earthquake refugees to private seaside and urban villas, and has won widespread praise for his humanitarian efforts and innovative use of recyclable, affordable materials as well as for his poetic architectural style. This book, designed in collaboration with the architect, presents his projects in sections -- paper, wood, bamboo, prefabrication, and skin -- that delineate the major themes of his work, accompanied by technical information that documents Ban's pioneering tests on these materials.
Contents:
Engineering and Architecture: Building the Japan Pavilion / Shigeru Ban 8
Paper 12
Library of a Poet: Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan, 1991 16
Paper House: Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi, Japan, 1995 22
Paper Emergency Shelters for UNHCR: Byumba Refugee Camp, Rwanda, 1995-99 28
Paper Log Houses: Nagata, Kobe, Japan, 1995; Kaynasli, Turkey, 2000; Bhuj, India, 2001 34
Paper Church: Nagata, Kobe, Japan, 1995 42
Paper Dome: Masuda, Gifu, Japan, 1998 48
Nemunoki Children's Art Museum: Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan, 1999 54
Japan Pavilion, Expo 2000: Hannover, Germany, 2000 60
Paper Arch, the Museum of Modern Art: New York, New York, United States, 2000 68
Boathouse, Centre D'Interpretation Du Canal De Bourgogne: Pouilly-en-Auxois, France, projected 2004 72
Paper material tests 74
Wood 88
GC Osaka Building: Chuo, Osaka, Japan, 2000 92
Imai Hospital Daycare Center: Odate, Akita, Japan, 2001 98
Atsushi Imai Memorial Gymnasium: Odate, Akita, Japan, 2002 104
Wickerwork House: Chino, Nagano, Japan, 2002 112
Wood material tests 114
Bamboo 128
Bamboo Furniture House: Great Wall at Shui Guan, China, 2002 132
Schwartz Residence: Sharon, Connecticut, United States, designed 2001 138
Bamboo Grid Shell Structures: Houston, Texas, 2002; and St. Louis, Missouri, United States, projected 2004 140
Bamboo material tests 144
Prefabrication 150
PC Pile House: Susono, Shizuoka, Japan, 1992 154
Tazawako Station: Tazawako, Akita, Japan, 1997 158
Furniture House 1: Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi, Japan, 1995 164
Nine-Square Grid House: Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan, 1997 170
Institute, Centre D'Interpretation Du Canal De Bourgogne: Pouilly-en-Auxois, France, projected 2003 176
Sagaponac House: Sagaponack, New York, United States, projected 2004 178
Prefabricated material tests 180
Skin 182
House for a Dentist: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, 1994 186
Curtain Wall House: Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, 1995 192
Ivy Structure 2: Azabu, Tokyo, Japan, 2000 198
Naked House: Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, 2000 202
Picture Window House: Izu, Shizuoka, Japan, 2002 208
Glass Shutter House: Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, 2003 214
Paper Art Museum: Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan, 2002 218
Shutter House for a Photographer: Minato, Tokyo, Japan, 2003 226
Temporary Guggenheim Tokyo: Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan, designed 2001 228.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 238) and index.
ISBN:
0714841943
OCLC:
52738151

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