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Mar 21, 2011 58 min

Works and Humanitarian Activities

from McGill Podcasts » Architecture Hosted by Cody Rei-Anderson

Born in Tokyo Japan, Shigeru Ban has called himself an “accidental environmentalist” and his architecture is well known for its innovative use of materials such as paper, cardboard, shipping containers and even beer crates. This lecture outlines some of Shigeru Ban’s work, as well as some of his disaster relief projects.

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Born in Tokyo Japan, Shigeru Ban has called himself an "accidental environmentalist" and his architecture is well known for its innovative use of materials such as paper, cardboard, shipping containers and even beer crates. This lecture outlines some of Shigeru Ban's work, as well as some of his disaster relief projects. [flashvideo file="http://podcasts.mcgill.ca/pods/architecture/P110388ARCHBan.m4v" height=344 image="http://podcasts.mcgill.ca/files/2011/03/Ban.png" /]

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