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Shigeru Ban

1957 - Today

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Shigeru Ban (坂 茂, Ban Shigeru; born 5 August 1957) is a Japanese architect, known for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard tubes used to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims. Many of his notable designs are structures which are temporary, prefabricated, or incorporate inexpensive and unconventional materials in innovative ways. He was profiled by Time magazine in their projection of 21st-century innovators in the field of architecture and design. In 2014, Ban was named the 37th recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the most prestigious prize in modern architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shigeru Ban is the 227th most popular architect (down from 195th in 2019), the 754th most popular biography from Japan (down from 617th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Shigeru Ban ranks 227 out of 518. Before him are Josep Lluís Sert, Jean Prouvé, Imre Steindl, Hermogenes of Priene, Nicholas Negroponte, and Vittorio Gregotti. After him are Adrian Smith, Félix Candela, Adolf Meyer, Kevin Roche, Carl Ritter von Ghega, and Callinicus of Heliopolis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Shigeru Ban ranks 105. Before him are Lucélia Santos, Esmail Ghaani, Víctor Muñoz, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Mikhail Pletnev, and Ted Levine. After him are Bruce Rauner, Loreena McKennitt, Rachel Ward, Lucien Favre, Alu Alkhanov, and Irvine Welsh.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shigeru Ban ranks 754 out of 6,245. Before him are Kujō Yoritsune (1218), Daisaku Ikeda (1928), Tsutomu Sonobe (1958), Kitaro Nishida (1870), Riyoko Ikeda (1947), and Chōjun Miyagi (1888). After him are Kazumi Tsubota (1956), Takasugi Shinsaku (1839), Shizo Kanakuri (1891), Keigo Higashino (1958), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), and Toyohito Mochizuki (1953).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Japan

Among architects born in Japan, Shigeru Ban ranks 6. Before him are Tadao Ando (1941), Kenzō Tange (1913), Arata Isozaki (1931), Fumihiko Maki (1928), and Kisho Kurokawa (1934). After him are Kazuyo Sejima (1956), Kengo Kuma (1954), Kunio Maekawa (1905), Kiyonori Kikutake (1928), and Ryue Nishizawa (1966).

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