An Afternoon with Shigeru Ban

In the first of the new Viewpoints series at the Asia Society, Japanese architect Ban, one of the most innovative architects working today, talks about his design philosophy and various residential, installation and humanitarian projects. An advocate of “green” and “eco-friendly” architecture, Ban’s work includes the use of unconventional building materials to achieve formal elegance that is efficient, economical and environmentally sound. Some of his projects include the temporary paper housing designed for the survivors of the 1995 Kobe Earthquake and the recent Nomadic Museum built of shipping containers on Pier 54 for the photographic exhibition Ashes and Snow. Access below some video highlights from the event. (This event was cosponsored by the Center for Architecture).

Viewpoints made possible by a gift from Aashish and Dinyar S. Devitre. Additional funding for this program provided by The Armand G. Erpf Fund.