Shigeru Ban wins top prize in Architecture

Shigeru Ban was just named the 37th winner of the Pritzker Prize in architecture this month. Although we are long-time fans of Ban, he has chosen to remain under the radar for much of his career, focusing on serving needy communities and building non-permanent structures -often with paper. Ban has developed innovative techniques to create shelters for disaster relief and crisis areas, as well as amazing homes and churches, some meant to last only for a short duration and then be recycled. What do you think of Ban’s approach to temporal architecture and materials?