NPO Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) + Shigeru Ban Architects have started to set up Paper Partition System (PPS) and cardboard...
Dome A—with Bamboo Laminated Timber Dome B—with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) Dome C—with Paper Tubes...
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...
2023 Morocco Earthquake Disaster Relief Coordination : Fayçal Tiaïba / Laberinto and FenduqCooperation : National School of Architecture of Marrakech...
August 28 – September 3, 2023 The Japanese touring exhibition of “Paper Sanctuary” held in London.The inaugural exhibition took place...
Somerset House 2023 At the London Design Biennale, Ban presented the Paper Partition System (PPS), a partition system which transforms...
This project was realized as a collaboration with artist Oscar Oiwa for the Setouchi Triennale 2022. The site is located...
On February 2, 2021, Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) demonstrated Paper Partition System at mock vaccination center in Komatsu, Ishikawa.Cooperated with:...
The restaurant is built in the midst of a large natural field and serves fresh vegetables from there. The thatched...
VAN has developed the“Paper Partition System”to be used in order to prevent spreading of virus transmitted through droplets.  March 14th,–...
This small book shop / café space, also used as community space for local residents and students, is an extension...
Shortly after the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris occurred on 15th of April, 2019, we proposed a temporary structure in...
Typhoon Hagibis(2019) strike eastern Japan. Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN) provided Paper Partition System and Honeycomb Board Beds in evacuation facilities...
This greenhouse is composed of arches made from paper tubes connected by metal joints. on the exterior, a ready-made greenhouse...
The Grand Palais is a historic exhibition hall and art museum built in 1900 in Champs-Élysées, in the center of...
The heavy rains in western Japan (heavy rains of July 2018) were heavy rain disasters that occurred from June 28...
The aim of this project is to accommodate new functions inside the existing Camper factory located in Mallorca. In the...
In central Italy, three earthquakes have occurred in a row since August. The damage caused by the earthquake that occurred...
The Kumamoto earthquake was an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 7 observed on April 14 and 16, 2016, causing...
A temporary paper tube pavilion designed for Martin Gusinde Photo Exhibition at Kyotographie International Photo Festival was built in the...
This is the temporary shelter constructed at Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines, following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in November of 2013....
This temporary nursery school was constructed following the earthquake in Ya’an City, Sichuan, on April 20th, 2013. Lushan County in...
On 20th August 2014, heavy rainfall struck Hiroshima City, Japan which caused huge landslides forcing over 1600 residents to evacuate...
This is a temporary pavilion built at the Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in...
At Kyoto University of Art & Design, a temporary studio of ‘Paper Structure’ was constructed once again by the students...
The pavilion is used during the summer months for 3 months then put in storage for the remaining time so...
This is a structure inspired by the environment as well as the culture and heritage of the UAE. This structure,...
Mountain hut built in the National park of Yakushima Island. The hut was rebuilt on the foundation of the previous...
The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake (magnitude 6.3) inflicted crippling damage on the Christchurch Cathedral which was the symbol of city....
The pavilion is composed of a L-shape existing concrete wall, 6 paper tubes columns and a paper tubes truss roof...
This temporary pavilion was designed for the “Garage Center” art gallery in Gorky Park, Moscow, Russia. It was requested that...
In the museum, the paper tubes are arranged in organic curves and waves reminiscent of a forest or wetlands, giving...
This exhibition was designed to display sketches and posters produced by Irving Penn, in collaboration with Issey Miyake. The exhibition...
Located at 110 Prince Street, with its paper tube roof structure, it was designed to be eye-catching as Camper’s “House...
This atelier was designed to be donated to Onagawa town, Miyagi prefecture, by Japanese painter Hiroshi Senju. The site was...
Designed for Camper as one of the yacht sponsors for Volvo Ocean Race, a global event that races to 10...
The concept of the pavilion was to create a nomadic exhibition structure easy to assemble and disassemble; all the structure...
Iwate / Miyagi / Fukushima / Yamagata / Niigata / Nagano / Tochigi, JapanThe evacuees of the great Japan Earthquake...