Shigeru Ban: Emergency shelters made from paper

Long before sustainability became a buzzword, architect Shigeru Ban had begun his experiments with ecologically-sound building materials such as cardboard tubes and paper. His remarkable structures are often intended as temporary housing, designed to help the dispossessed in disaster-struck nations such as Haiti, Rwanda or Japan. Yet equally often the buildings remain a beloved part of the landscape long after they have served their intended purpose. (Filmed at TEDxTokyo.)
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[@paulrudd1063]

This man is both a humanitarian and a genius. What an inspiration.

[@m.a.6524]

what a beautiful human being

[@melissasmith8992]

In addition to the groundbreaking description of new material for construction, this guy made such amusing comments. Not a boring presentation!

[@83Andrija]

I studied him and his works when I was in architecture college. His designs are just stunning... his open concept designs are the basis for a lot of my ideas for spaces.

[@fufuNubianQueen12]

My favourite architect in the entire universe! Love his concept, and his personality.

[@stevenlilley8045]

Yes, power and money build monuments but no security. We are our brothers keeper, we’re human, and this Gentleman is saving others, but also Earth. One tree at a time

[@gulllars]

I grew up in a wooden house with log framing from 1905. It had been renovated a little bit, and my family renovated quite a bit more from 1990 on, but it was still an old house. New houses made of tree materials is something very different. Though the old 2 story log frame house could take an earthquake or a car driving into the wall at high speed, it had very poor thermals, and inefficient use of space. New wooden houses can be made with passive heating (waste water and appliance inefficiency).

[@bundangmark]

Genius idea!

[@takam9373]

とてもシンプルで合理的、安価で安全。しかも補修も簡単・・・目から鱗だわ。

[@TEOALandfriends]

This brings new meaning to the phrase, "These walls are paper thin."

[@COY257ME]

thank you for all you are doing and have done for so many, your are an amazing man and we all appreciate your genius and assistance across the globe! what an amazing life accomplishment!

[@jnac8857]

I sooo admire this guy! Shigeru Ban is a super hero!

[@JustSomeGoy]

Thats what a good person looks/acts like, everyone should aspire to be like this guy

[@craigman04]

Perfectly understandable. No subtitles required. Good work. Nice presentation.

[@thalassa99]

Wow! Just stunned! We need more people like him!

[@user-wu6uv7hp7l]

高１の教科書で坂さんについて読みました。仲間の方いますか？？

[@aziramisman9087]

this is by far the best emergency shelters that provide comfort and everything. i dont have to worry about getting flat by concretes if there's ever an earthquake.

[@ioro4]

Hermoso el trabajo y vocación por ayudar de este hombre. Una inspiración.

[@getsmartoc]

This guy is awesome. We need more like him.

[@niory]

You are truly an amazing Architect and human being ! I wish I can be your student !

[@lyannesaldanavillacorta953]

genial, hay muchas maneras de hacer arquitectura, utilizando materiales reciclados!!y sobre todo que estos ayuden a los mas necesitados.

[@timfan2810]

Very innovative and resourceful. It's easily assembled and recycled after it's taken down. This is very good for temporary shelter.

[@lilimarlene7813]

I can see how people could learn to love a building. My uplift for today.

[@marquisdigorgondzola5263]

such humility...........The Japanese are truly amazing

[@arniepanlaqui2084]

I think you mean "humanity" not "humility"

[@AM-yv4uh]

You are a wonderful architect. I hope I can be great like you. :)

[@raineyartwork]

WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE THIS MAN

[@justgivemethetruth]

Great ... nice to see someone designing for regular people.

[@arki_val]

I hope you'll come in the Philippines too. You're such an inspiration.

[@ciprianoroi]

We need more people like him.

[@Commodore1236]

now that's a good way to spend your life. this guy is a really inspiring, you have my complete respect Shigeru Ban -sensi

[@maxinelyu7875]

in terms of the activeness to help people, guy's a saint.

[@Ingrid2007]

Magnífico, orgulho em ser arquiteta. 😊

[@DarkShaDowHooD]

unbelievable ,he is a legend .

[@JerryVPolfer]

Besides that he's such a good guy, his buildings are beautiful too, i went to the centre pompidou once, and i must say i liked the building more than some of the modern art in it ...

[@NavyScrubz]

I saw the paper cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand in August last year. Didn't truly understand it's importance until now.

[@anilnandyala]

No words. Simply Amazing

[@liamblake6922]

I would build my house like that! Looks so modern!

[@Amethyst_Dragon_]

What a amazing man...we need. More men like him..

[@30kamran]

This is what we need in our world and he is the real Architect that creates the sustainable and low price building for mandatory requirements of people, in compare with those who are just messing the money to show off and spending lots of money completely useless for the human's life (like Ferrari World in UAE) I love this!!!

[@nozawa164]

What the ...Amazing idea again from Japan.

[@AlterBridgeAndA7X]

This method should be used more widely, it's just genius :)

[@yenyenx3]

He is incredible!

[@kagenatoko]

Very noble cause. Nothing but admiration

[@rahn45]

I think he's channeling every inner child who has ever made a cardboard box fort.

[@inakalandadze4890]

I am making presentation about Mr Ban right now and I am fascinated by his works and new ideas of constructing buildings. He is genius for sure! Btw, my major is architecture. I hope I will come to love my job as much as he does and help communities around the world.

[@liebesleid]

A genius and a very compassionate person!

[@Jonathan-eh6hh]

Hi did you find his studies on cardboard ? I am also fascinated by him !

[@inakalandadze4890]

@@Jonathan-eh6hh no, nowhere. I found others experiments on cardboards tho.

[@VexedFilms]

What a great guy.

[@indalecio21]

Give this man some Billions and a construction team,and let him build something BEAUTIFUL.

[@kaiiker1541]

This guy has a big heart!

[@Phuild]

This guy is awesome. Funny and trying to help people.

[@dragoni]

Shigeru is a humanitarian and funny. I bow before you. Thank you!!!

[@zoomboost]

Whoa! I'm blown away....

[@MrBel23]

Good you did something positive about it- I hope you teach many others your refined skill.

[@MrPhildas]

This guy is great more please.

[@allardiceclan]

He is such a good speaker!

[@just4my1andonlybunny]

how the fuck does anyone put thumbs down for this video. that guy is the most humble and awesome guy on earth

[@jonathangilliam875]

How can a wonderful brain like his be able of such creativity and complex engineering and not to master pronunciation of another language ?

[@relaxmonkey1]

thankyou. you restore faith in humanity

[@rheytalks]

can you imagine how many students/volunteers got involved in helping bring the buildings to physical form?

[@BigRalphSmith]

Not only that, the quality of hemp paper is vastly superior to wood paper. It is of such high quality and so much more durable that some countries use it in their currency.

[@chuymon7209]

WOW.....was all I could utter! Quite cool.

[@kght222]

paper can also be made pretty sustainably, but hemp fiber is a bit stronger and more efficient. paper can be made out of yearling trees (less than 3 years a field for harvest, a little more than twice the usable fiber of a hemp crop (which is a 1 year cycle), so hemp is a bit faster). only posted this to remind you that hemp isn't a miracle fiber, but it is a great option.

[@TheNiveaman]

Absolute legend

[@abbieforestcat]

随所に笑いがあって、とっても楽しいスピーチの中にお人柄がよくでてますね(^^) ペーパーチューブがあんなに素敵な教会になるなんて想像も出来なかったなぁ

[@lotrhpfan]

Ingenious!

[@weshard1]

We need far more humans like this.

[@dellawill]

This is a good man..blessed be..3

[@alonalisko6481]

Amazing man!

[@Stikibits]

Gotta love Shigeru.

[@jandroid33]

The 3 storey building out of shipping containers is cool. I was also thinking about that once, because if they could make the house so you could remove your container apartment you could take it and place it in other modular buildings, maybe live in one place in the summer, and another in the winter, put on a cruise ship etc. :-)

[@MsLocrianian]

Brilliant!!

[@IconOfSin]

Excellent.

[@TheMrBorderless]

If everyone would make other people lives better like he did imagine how great the world would be.

[@RuiFerreiraHuYi]

isto faz-nos sentir muito felizes!!!!

[@AakashKalaria]

I see a good soul in him!

[@darkeyedgirl005]

My favorite part? Paper can be made from bamboo now, with only a little tree pulp and adhesive, from what I learned a few years ago. Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world, and now has an even bigger purpose than construction rigging and panda food. Only time I'd have a problem with a paper roll house is when I try to hang up a picture...it would probably ruin the fire-water proofing.

[@ukeshis]

話が面白いし興味深い内容だったのであっという間に時間がたっていた。 今は被災者のための家造りだけど、将来は貧困層向けの丈夫で快適で安価な家造りに応用できそう。法律の改正が大変だけどね。(^_^;)

[@antoniobortoni]

So simple.... Good idea.

[@TheDrunkardHu]

i'd love to live in one of his designs.

[@78646666668]

Very amazing man!

[@Raised_by_God]

now this guy is smart and quick

[@ITSNAIMAD]

Great concept

[@heyheyheyhi]

Amazing!

[@conniewalker-carter5835]

Wonderful Mass Disaster responses.

[@kurtilein3]

ive been in the gigantic EXPO pavillon he did, the pictures dont really show how big it is. Very high ceiling, it really was an impressive building.

[@Samsamsammy15]

It's beautiful

[@WWZenaDo]

Ah, but as a fabric fiber, hemp is fantastic! Hemp cord is the strongest natural cording around - 1/2" manila rope & sisal rope have working loads of 325lbs & 225lbs respectively, but 1/2" hemp rope has a working load of 1,900lbs. Hemp rope is also much softer, which unfortunately requires that it be 'tarred' to prevent rot. Hemp fabric is very tough, & often quite beautiful too.

[@muchinemwangi8853]

wow! I'm challenged! Such a wonderful human being

[@THEmickTHEgun]

Very helpful and good of him. But how do you make paper water, fire and wind proof?

[@y1ink]

Amazing

[@phone7x7]

Super cool!

[@taylonyilly]

He has inspired me incredibly as a first-year architecture student

[@MotionArtist3D]

Awesome!

[@LeonidasGGG]

Impressive.

[@grassknotoko]

This is great! I wonder they deal with rain and wind.

[@gabriellopez1712]

That guy is needed here in Bohol, Philippines.

[@louisvictor3473]

And it comes to my mind those Japanese traditional buildings which are entirely made of wood and paper (their "glass"), that stand up to this day, are comfortable, durable, and so fort. Combine that + modern day engineering knowledge, and I think we are set off into an incredible direction.

[@louisvictor3473]

I think you missed the part about it being made fire and water proof (which we can do to wood as well...)

[@MichaelPomeroyinmauritania]

Very Cool!

[@jaeung]

This person worth a pritzker prize

[@albertdeng8652]

He did

[@kght222]

indeed, just trying to say that both products are good for their uses, and wood can be renewable the same way hemp can be.