Shigeru Ban Creates Temporary Shelter System for Japanese Flooding Victims
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has mobilized his Voluntary Architects? Network (VAN) to aid victims of recent devastating floods in Southern Japan. At least 210 people have been killed by flooding and landslides which occurred last week, with a continuing heatwave further hampering recovery efforts.
Courtesy of Voluntary Architects' Network
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has mobilized his Voluntary Architects? Network (VAN) to aid victims of recent devastating floods in Southern Japan. At least 210 people have been killed by flooding and landslides which occurred last week, with a continuing heatwave further hampering recovery efforts. Ban, along with members of the VAN and student volunteers, is constructing a partition system in evacuation centers made from paper tubes and cloth curtains. The temporary structures intend to offer privacy for flooding victims, forming a modular unit of 2 meters by 2 meters.
Courtesy of Voluntary Architects' Network
Courtesy of Voluntary Architects' Network
It is our mission as professional architects to make living environments better. We are just doing our job.
-Shigeru Ban The systems are being constructed in evacuation centers across the affected area, including 100 units in the market town of Sonogashi, and 300 units in Hiroshima. Assembled in a matter of hours, the process involves drilling holes in the paper tube supports to create an interl...
Courtesy of Voluntary Architects' Network
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has mobilized his Voluntary Architects? Network (VAN) to aid victims of recent devastating floods in Southern Japan. At least 210 people have been killed by flooding and landslides which occurred last week, with a continuing heatwave further hampering recovery efforts. Ban, along with members of the VAN and student volunteers, is constructing a partition system in evacuation centers made from paper tubes and cloth curtains. The temporary structures intend to offer privacy for flooding victims, forming a modular unit of 2 meters by 2 meters.
Courtesy of Voluntary Architects' Network
Courtesy of Voluntary Architects' Network
It is our mission as professional architects to make living environments better. We are just doing our job.
-Shigeru Ban The systems are being constructed in evacuation centers across the affected area, including 100 units in the market town of Sonogashi, and 300 units in Hiroshima. Assembled in a matter of hours, the process involves drilling holes in the paper tube supports to create an interl...
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