Disaster Relief Design

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: In progress
Location: Morocco
Program: House Temporary Housing
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Year: In progress
Location: Morocco
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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: 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
Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
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Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Mock Vaccination Center

Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
On February 2, 2021, Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) demonstrated Paper Partition System at mock vaccination center in Komatsu, Ishikawa.Cooperated with:...
Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System2020 / Coronavirus pandemic

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
VAN has developed the“Paper Partition System”to be used in order to prevent spreading of virus transmitted through droplets.  March 14th,–...
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Commercial Facility
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Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Commercial Facility

Full House

Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Commercial Facility
This small book shop / café space, also used as community space for local residents and students, is an extension...
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Extension / Renovation
Program: Commercial Facility
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
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Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System 4 / Typhoon Hagibis

Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Typhoon Hagibis(2019) strike eastern Japan. Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) provided Paper Partition System and Honeycomb Board Beds in evacuation facilities...
Year: 2019
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
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Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary

Paper Partition System / Hokkaido Earthquake

Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
The Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake, which occurred on September 6, 2018, with a maximum seismic intensity of 7, caused significant...
Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
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Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Paper Partition System 4 (PPS4) -West Japan Flooding-

Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
The heavy rains in western Japan (heavy rains of July 2018) were heavy rain disasters that occurred from June 28...
Year: 2018
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Nepal
Type: New-built
Program: School
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Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Nepal
Type: New-built
Program: School

Khumjung Secondary School

Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Nepal
Type: New-built
Program: School
Situated at the elevation of 3790m in Nepal, Khumjung School was first built by Mt. Everest’s first climber, Sir Edmund...
Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Nepal
Type: New-built
Program: School
Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: House
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Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: House

Kumamoto Wooden Prefabricated Temporary Housing

Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: House
The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake are a series of earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.0 and 6.2, beneath Kumamoto City in the...
Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: House
Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
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Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Paper Partition System / 2016 Central Italy earthquake

Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
In central Italy, three earthquakes have occurred in a row since August. The damage caused by the earthquake that occurred...
Year: 2017
Status: Completed
Location: Italy
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
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Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

Paper Partition System / Kumamoto Earthquake

Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
The Kumamoto earthquake was an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 7 observed on April 14 and 16, 2016, causing...
Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2016
Status: Competition
Location: Nepal
Type: New-built
Program: Religious Facility
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Year: 2016
Status: Competition
Location: Nepal
Type: New-built
Program: Religious Facility

Nepal Gompa Project

Year: 2016
Status: Competition
Location: Nepal
Type: New-built
Program: Religious Facility
The Nepal Earthquake in 2015 had left the historical gompa (temple) in Simigaon, Nepal completely destroyed. As one of the...
Year: 2016
Status: Competition
Location: Nepal
Type: New-built
Program: Religious Facility
Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Ecuador
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
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Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Ecuador
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing

Ecuador Paper Temporary House

Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Ecuador
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
On April 16 at 18:58 ECT Ecuador was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8. Death toll rised...
Year: 2016
Status: Completed
Location: Ecuador
Type: Temporary
Program: Temporary Housing
Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Station
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Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Station

Onagawa Station

Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Station
This new station has been moved 150m toward the mountain at an elevation 7m higher than before. This three-story facility...
Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: New-built
Program: Station
Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Nepal
Type: Temporary
Program: House
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Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Nepal
Type: Temporary
Program: House

Nepal House

Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Nepal
Type: Temporary
Program: House
In order to respond to the earthquake which struck Nepal on April 25th, Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) and Shigeru Ban...
Year: 2015
Status: Completed
Location: Nepal
Type: Temporary
Program: House
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: House
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: House

Paper Temporary Shelter

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: House
This is the temporary shelter constructed at Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines, following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in November of 2013....
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Philippines
Type: Temporary
Program: House
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Nursery School
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Nursery School

Paper Nursery School

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Nursery School
This temporary nursery school was constructed following the earthquake in Ya’an City, Sichuan, on April 20th, 2013. Lushan County in...
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: China
Type: Temporary
Program: Nursery School
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
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Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design

PAPER PARTITION SYSTEM 4 (PPS4) -Landslide in Hiroshima-

Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
On 20th August 2014, heavy rainfall struck Hiroshima City, Japan which caused huge landslides forcing over 1600 residents to evacuate...
Year: 2014
Status: Completed
Location: Japan
Type: Temporary
Program: Product Design
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Religious Facility
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Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Religious Facility

Cardboard Cathedral

Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Religious Facility
The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake (magnitude 6.3) inflicted crippling damage on the Christchurch Cathedral which was the symbol of city....
Year: 2013
Status: Completed
Location: New Zealand
Type: New-built
Program: Religious Facility