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Shigeru Ban

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In Christchurch's inner city an unusual and symbolic structure is taking shape: a 'Cardboard Cathedral' to stand in for the historic building devastated by the 2011 earthquake. Signalling the beginnings of renewal in the CBD, the transitional Cathedral will be one of the safest buildings in the city and is built to last for more than fifty years. The designer, Shigeru Ban, is a world-class architect and expert in disaster-zone building. Fully illustrated with architectural drawings and newly commissioned photography, this is the book for anyone interested in contemporary architecture and all those looking toward what the future might hold for Christchurch.

Author Biography:

Dr Andrew Barrie is a New Zealand-born architectural critic and designer formerly based in Tokyo and now a professor of design in the School of Architecture at the University of Auckland. He holds degrees from both the University of Auckland and Tokyo University. After completing doctoral studies in Japan, Andrew spent several years working as a project architect in the office of Toyo Ito, one of Japan's most innovative and influential architects. On returning to New Zealand, he worked at Cheshire Architects in Auckland, and is a regular contributor to architecture and design journals. He has authored two books on the work of Toyo Ito, and in 2007 established Pecha Kucha Nights in New Zealand. Andrew's own design work has won numerous awards in both New Zealand and Japan, and has been exhibited in both countries. Shigeru Ban is a world-class architect and expert in disaster-zone building. The Transitional Cathedral in Christchurch is his largest post-disaster structure to date. Ban was born in Tokyo in 1957. He trained at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles and the Cooper Union in New York before establishing his own firm in Tokyo, which now has offices in Tokyo, Paris and New York. He has taught at Yokohama National University, Keio University and Harvard University. Ban's career now spans 30 years and has been characterized by both consistently innovative and adventurous design, and a concern for those who normally don't have access to such architecture - the dispossessed and traumatized victims of disasters. In March 2014, Ban was awarded the Pritzker Prize - the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for architecture, being awarded for lifetime contribution to the advancement of the art of architecture globally.
Release date NZ
July 1st, 2014
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
New Zealand
Imprint
Auckland University Press
Pages
204
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Dimensions
172x237x33
ISBN-13
9781869407674
Product ID
21498163

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