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Year: 2026
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2026
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

Paper Sanctuary, Sendai

Year: 2026
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
From April 29 to May 5, 2026, Sendai Mediatheque is presenting the exhibition Paper Sanctuary – The Reality and Poetry...
Year: 2026
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: 2026
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2026
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

Shigeru Ban: Shaping Sanctuaries

Year: 2026
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
From April 20 to July 17, 2026, the Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC) in Washington, D.C. is presenting Shigeru...
Year: 2026
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
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Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing

2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disaster Relief Project

Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
NPO Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) + Shigeru Ban Architects have started to set up Paper Partition System (PPS) and cardboard...
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
Year: In progress
Status: Completed
Location: Pakistan
Program: Temporary Housing School
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Year: In progress
Status: Completed
Location: Pakistan
Program: Temporary Housing School

2022 Pakistan floods Disaster Relief Project

Year: In progress
Status: Completed
Location: Pakistan
Program: Temporary Housing School
As a relief effort for the Pakistan floods that occurred in the summer of 2022, plans for low-cost housing and...
Year: In progress
Status: Completed
Location: Pakistan
Program: Temporary Housing School
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Poland
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Poland
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

Shigeru Ban. Architecture and Social Contributions 

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Poland
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
26 October 2025 – 3 May 2026 at Manggha Museum Far East Gallery in Kraków, Poland...
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Poland
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Osaka
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architectureTimber and bamboo structuresNewslatest
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Osaka
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

Blue Ocean Dome　

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Osaka
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
The pavilion at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo aimed to raise awareness about preserving the bounty of the sea for future...
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Osaka
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Switzerland
Program: Commercial Facility
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, Others
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Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Switzerland
Program: Commercial Facility

Altdorf Concert Hall

Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Switzerland
Program: Commercial Facility
A concert hall to be built in Altdorf, Uri, known for the legend of William Tell and considered the birthplace...
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Switzerland
Program: Commercial Facility
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

Kanazawa Paper Show

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
The Kanazawa Paper Show was held from October 17 to 19, 2025, at the Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Exhibition Hall in...
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: United Kingdom
Program: Wine Cellar
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersTimber and bamboo structures
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Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: United Kingdom
Program: Wine Cellar

Distillery in Scotland

Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: United Kingdom
Program: Wine Cellar
This whiskey & gin distillery stands on the vast landscape, located in the Speyside region the holy land of Scotch...
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: United Kingdom
Program: Wine Cellar
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Exhibition

Paper Log House for UAE National Day Event 

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Exhibition
For a UAE National Day event taken place on December 2, we built two Paper Log Houses: Arabic Coffee House...
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Exhibition
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: China
Program: Historical Museum
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersTimber and bamboo structuresWorks
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Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: China
Program: Historical Museum

Liangzhu Museum II

Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: China
Program: Historical Museum
The Liangzhu Museum II is a continuation of the prestigious cultural institution’s journey from the Liangzhu Museum I to the...
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: China
Program: Historical Museum
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Golf Club
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersPaper tube architectureWorks
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Golf Club

Seizan Golf Club House　(The First Phase)

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Golf Club
Seizan Golf Course in Karuizawa is planning a renewal project that includes reconstruction of the clubhouse, which will take several...
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Golf Club
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System / 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Three units of the Paper Partition System (PPS) were installed at the Westwood Recreation Center in Santa Monica, California—one of...
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Morocco
Program: Temporary Housing
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Morocco
Program: Temporary Housing

Paper Log House for Marigha, Morocco

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Morocco
Program: Temporary Housing
This is a relocation project involving a paper log house prototype built with students in Marrakech in 2024. It was...
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Morocco
Program: Temporary Housing
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

Paper Sanctuary SIT

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
The Japan touring exhibition of the “Paper Sanctuary,” which was held in London, is being hosted at Shibaura Institute of...
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: 2024
Status: Competition
Location: Republic of South Africa
Program: Wine Cellar
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Year: 2024
Status: Competition
Location: Republic of South Africa
Program: Wine Cellar

4G Wine Estate

Year: 2024
Status: Competition
Location: Republic of South Africa
Program: Wine Cellar
When I visited this wonderful site overlooking the Franschhoek valley, I was immediately attracted by the gentle sunlight, the fresh...
Year: 2024
Status: Competition
Location: Republic of South Africa
Program: Wine Cellar
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Aichi
Type: New-built
Program: Historical Museum
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersTimber and bamboo structuresNews
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Aichi
Type: New-built
Program: Historical Museum

Toyota City Museum

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Aichi
Type: New-built
Program: Historical Museum
Toyota City Museum is planned to be located on the east side of the site, just like the adjacent Toyota...
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan Aichi
Type: New-built
Program: Historical Museum
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Program: Commercial Facility
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersHouse and housingWorks
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Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Program: Commercial Facility

Tirana Multifunctional Tower

Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Program: Commercial Facility
Albania has historically been influenced by various countries, giving it a “multi-layered” cityscape, with its cities comprising a variety of...
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Program: Commercial Facility
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

World Bank Understanding Risk Global Forum

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
The Understanding Risk Global Forum (UR2024), organized by the World Bank, was held June 16th to 24th of 2024 at...
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
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Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

Papertube Pavillion for Kokura Castle Bamboo Lantern Festival

Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Construction by Students in Kitakyushu We will assemble an outdoor-adapted version of the Paper Partition System, originally developed to secure...
Year: 2025
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

Paper Sanctuary Toyota

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
April 26 – May 26, 2024 The Japanese touring exhibition of “Paper Sanctuary” Ban presented the Paper Partition System (PPS),...
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

Paper Sanctuary Naoetsu

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
The Japanese touring exhibition of “Paper Sanctuary” held in London. Place: MUJI Naoetsu (Joetsu city in Niigata) Duration: February 13...
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Spain Italy Switzerland Netherlands
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Spain Italy Switzerland Netherlands
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

SENSAI stand

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Spain Italy Switzerland Netherlands
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Spain Italy Switzerland Netherlands
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

Paper Sanctuary OPAM

Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
January 13 – February 4, 2024 The Japanese touring exhibition of “Paper Sanctuary” held in London.The inaugural exhibition took place...
Year: 2024
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: House Temporary Housing
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: House Temporary Housing

Maui Paper Log House

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: House Temporary Housing
Disaster Relief Project for 2023 Hawaii-Maui Wildfires Dec.4th-Dec.7th 2023 Collaborators:Hawaii Off-GridUniversity of Hawaiʻi Maui CollegeSchool of Architecture University of Hawaiʻi...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Type: Temporary
Program: House Temporary Housing
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing

Prototype of Paper Temporary House for Korea　

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
The prototype of Paper Temporary House for Korea is a simple structure with paper tubes as columns, paper honeycomb boards...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Korea
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Commercial Facility
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Commercial Facility

Haesley Halfway House

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Commercial Facility
“Haesley Halfway House” is a refreshment venue within the golf course of Haesley Nine Bridges. It has a simple square...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: South Korea
Type: New-built
Program: Commercial Facility
Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: House Temporary Housing
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Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: House Temporary Housing

Temporary housing in Marrakesh

Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: House Temporary Housing
2023 Morocco Earthquake Disaster Relief Coordination : Fayçal Tiaïba / Laberinto and FenduqCooperation : National School of Architecture of Marrakech...
Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: House Temporary Housing
Year: 2023
Status: Competition
Location: Switzerland
Program: Memorial
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Year: 2023
Status: Competition
Location: Switzerland
Program: Memorial

New memorial garden at International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters

Year: 2023
Status: Competition
Location: Switzerland
Program: Memorial
New memorial garden at International Committee of the Red Cross headquartersTo the east of the headquarters of the International Committee...
Year: 2023
Status: Competition
Location: Switzerland
Program: Memorial
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Program: Retail Store
Cultural, Commercial, Academic, OthersWorks
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Program: Retail Store

Tiffany & Co. Palo Alto Store Façade

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Program: Retail Store
The simple yet elegant concept of this zig-zag facade combines the qualities of timeless elegance and meticulous attention to detail...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: United States
Program: Retail Store
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Cafe / Restaurant
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Cafe / Restaurant

Shiosai Restaurant

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Cafe / Restaurant
Exploiting the magnificent views of the Sea of Japan, the building is designed in a horizontal orientation, running parallel to...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Cafe / Restaurant
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
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Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition

Paper Sanctuary Simose

Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
August 28 – September 3, 2023 The Japanese touring exhibition of “Paper Sanctuary” held in London.The inaugural exhibition took place...
Year: 2023
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Exhibition
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Ukraine
Program: Commercial Facility
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Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Ukraine
Program: Commercial Facility

Hospital in Lviv

Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Ukraine
Program: Commercial Facility
<<Ukraine Relief Projects PHASE 4 Hospital in Lviv PHASE 3 Stove Aid PHASE 2Styrofoam Housing System PHASE 1PPS for Ukraine...
Year: In progress
Status: In Progress
Location: Ukraine
Program: Commercial Facility
Year: 2023
Status: In Progress
Location: Ukraine
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
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Year: 2023
Status: In Progress
Location: Ukraine
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing

Styrofoam Housing System

Year: 2023
Status: In Progress
Location: Ukraine
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
<<Ukraine Relief Projects PHASE 4 Hospital in Lviv PHASE 3 Stove Aid PHASE 2Styrofoam Housing System PHASE 1PPS for Ukraine...
Year: 2023
Status: In Progress
Location: Ukraine
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing