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.

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.