SHIGERU BAN

In 1994, after seeing photographs of the plastic sheets given to Rwandan refugees to live under, Shigeru Ban went to the United Nati ons High Commissioner for Refugees to propose ideas for better shelters. Since then, Ban has been critically heralded for his innova tive approaches to environmentally sound architecture and his devotion to humanitarian efforts in the wake of some of the most devas tating natural and man-made disasters. His temporary housing has employed everything from plastic beer cartons to paper tubes to cre ate inge...[Read more]