Shigeru Ban
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Project • By LDCwood • Residential Landscape
BAN Antwerp
A striking new addition is rising in Park Nieuw Zuid in Antwerp: the 85-metre-high BAN residential tower, designed by renowned architect Shigeru Ban in collaboration with Bureau Bouwtechniek. With its wooden cladding and spacious inner garden, the tower exudes tranquillity and a connection to nature. It is a unique project that focuses on wood, gardens and people.
Ine Dehandschutter
With BAN, Shigeru Ban aimed to create more than just a residential tower. He has created a place where people can relax in the heart of the city. The spacious inner garden forms the building's green heart and is inspired by the Japanese concept of Shinrin-Yoku, which involves immersing oneself in nature to promote mental and physical wellbeing. This concep... More
News • News • 18 Apr 2024
Shigeru Ban’s Paper Log House at Philip Johnson’s Glass House
In New Canaan, Connecticut, Shigeru Ban: The Paper Log House has opened as part of the 75th anniversary celebration of Philip Johnson’s Glass House. A collaboration between The Glass House, Shigeru Ban Architects (SBA), and The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union in New York, the Paper Log House will be on display at The Glass House campus until 15th December 2024.
Michael Biondo
A much revered example of modern architecture, The Glass House was designed by architect Philip Johnson and completed in 1949 alongside the Brick House. “When the Glass House and Brick House were completed, Philip Johnson was just at the beginning of what would become an expansive campus filled with structures... More
News • News • 2 Oct 2020
Pritzker Prize winners among 16 creators transforming public toilet design in Tokyo
Japan is renowned as one of the cleanest countries in the world. Even the country’s public toilets are known to have a higher standard of hygiene that much of the rest of the world. Nevertheless, the use of public toilets in Japan is limited due to a widespread belief that they are dark, dirty, smelly and scary. The Nippon foundation is seeking to dispel these misconceptions with THE TOKYO TOILET project. The project will see 17 new toilets constructed at 17 locations in Shibuya, Tokyo. Toilets designs come from 16 leading creators, including numerous Pritzker Prize winners.
A brief requirement common to all 17 toilets is that they ‘demonstrate the possibilities of an inclusive society, ‘ and that they are ‘a... More