Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has long been socially engaged through the Voluntary Architects Network (VAN), which he founded in 1995, providing humanitarian aid from a construction perspective to populations following various types of crises and emergencies.
Shigeru Ban’s shelter for Morocco earthquake evacuees
The Japanese architect has created the Paper Log House together with the Voluntary Architects’ Network and the National School of Architecture in Marrakech.
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- Lucia Brandoli
- 16 October 2023
For about thirty years now, Shigeru Ban has been involved in areas affected by natural disasters – such as L'Aquila (Italy) and Haiti – offering temporary solutions using recycled and affordable materials. After recent shelters for earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey, and those to accommodate Ukrainian refugees, Shigeru Ban has developed a new prototype to support the victims of the Al Haouz earthquake in Morocco.
The Paper Log House is a temporary, secure, and easy-to-assemble shelter to provide refuge for people in need. The first example of the house was built at the National School of Architecture in Marrakech.
Image courtesy of Shigeru Ban Architects and VAN.
Image courtesy of Shigeru Ban Architects and VAN.
Image courtesy of Shigeru Ban Architects and VAN.
Image courtesy of Shigeru Ban Architects and VAN.