Lecture: Balancing architectural works and social contributions
12 oktober 2022 17:45 t/m 20:00 - Locatie: The Hague Conference Centre New Babylon, The Hague, NL | Zet in mijn agenda
On Wednesday, October 12 Shigeru Ban joins us in Delft to lecture on his humanitarian relief architecture.
The lecture is free to attend for all students of the TU Delft, no registration is required. Mr. Ban will start his lecture at 17:45h in the Oostserre of the faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment.
Shigeru Ban is a Pritzker prize-winning architect, famous for both the architectural and innovative quality of his work. His humanitarian relief projects provide people who have lost everything with a safe place to live. Materials such as cardboard make for economical solutions with a big impact on people's lives.
Shigeru Ban
Architect
Born in Tokyo in 1957. Graduated from the Cooper Union. Started working for Arata Isozaki & Associates in 1982. Founded Shigeru Ban Architects in 1985. Became consultant to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1995. Established the NGO, Voluntary Architects' Network (VAN) in the same year to support disaster relief. Selected works include Centre Pompidou- Metz, Oita Prefecture Art Museum, Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre, Shizuoka, Musical Complex of La Seine Musicale, and Swatch Omega Headquarters. Recipient of multiple awards, including Grande Médaille d’or de l’Académie d’architecture, France (2004), Grand Prize of AIJ (2009) , le grade d’officier for L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France (2010), Auguste Perret Prize (2011), Art Prize from the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs (2012), le grade de commandeur for L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France (2014), Pritzker Architecture Prize (2014), Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, Japan (2017) , Mother Teresa Social Justice Award (2017) and Princess of Asturias Award for Concord (2022). An ambassador among "distinguished thinkers and practitioners" for the New European Bauhaus high-level roundtable (2021). Currently Professor at Keio University.
This lecture is co-sponsored by:
TU Delft | Global Initiative, DES, Octatube, Booosting, Gemeente Amsterdam, Care.