Shigeru Ban (b.1957), based in Japan, is a rising star among world-class architects. Matilda McQuaid, with a foreword by Frei Otto
- Shigeru Ban (b.1957), based in Japan, is a rising star among young, world-class architects
- Documents 32 projects, including 15 new ones begun since 2001 in Japan, China, the US and France
- Ban is renowned for experimental structures built with paper and paper tubes
- A creator of 'green' architecture, Ban works with recyclable, affordable, natural materials
- Unique design of book reflects Ban's experiments with paper
- Includes technical data sections documenting Ban's original research
- 200 colour illustrations, 85 black and white illustrations, 150 line drawings