Background
Ban, Shigeru was born in 1957 in Tokyo.
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Shigeru Ban
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Student, Southern California Institute Architecture, 1977—1980. Student, Cooper Union School Architecture, 1980—1982. Bachelor of Architecture, Cooper Union School Architecture, 1984.
Career
Worked for architect Arata Isozaki, Tokyo, 1982—1983. Architect private practice, 1985. Professor Keio University, since 2001.
Adjunct professor architecture Tama Art University, 1993—1995, Yokohama National University, 1995—1999, Nihon University, 1996—2000. Consultant United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1995—1999. Founder Voluntary Architects Network, 1995.
Visiting professor, visiting fellow Donald Keen Center Columbia University, New York City, 2000.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow: American Institute Architects (honorary).
Awards
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Recipient Grand prize, Arflex Design Competition, 1989, House award, Tokyo Society Architects, 1993, Mainichi Design prize, 1995, Kansai Architects award, Japan Institute Architects, 1996, Yoshioka prize, 1996, Innovative award, Tokyo Journal, 1996, Best Young Architect Year award, Japan Institute Architects, 1997, Best Designer of Year award, Interior magazine, 2001, Grande Medaille d'Or, Academie d' Architecture, 2004.Recipient Grand prize, Arflex Design Competition, 1989, House award, Tokyo Society Architects, 1993, Mainichi Design prize, 1995, Kansai Architects award, Japan Institute Architects, 1996, Yoshioka prize, 1996, Innovative award, Tokyo Journal, 1996, Best Young Architect Year award, Japan Institute Architects, 1997, Best Designer of Year award, Interior magazine, 2001, Grande Medaille d'Or, Academie d' Architecture, 2004.