Shigeru Ban: Emergency shelters made from paper

[@paulrudd1063]

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

[@m.a.6524]

what a beautiful human being

[@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.

[@melissasmith8992]

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

[@fufuNubianQueen12]

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

[@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。

[@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).

[@JustSomeGoy]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@marquisdigorgondzola5263]

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

[@arniepanlaqui2084]

I think you mean "humanity" not "humility"

[@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

[@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!!!

[@TEOALandfriends]

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

[@maxinelyu7875]

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

[@craigman04]

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

[@jnac8857]

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

[@nayayelin-nk4hc]

Whenever there were disasters, Shigeru Ban was there bringing his specialty to help.

[@ciprianoroi]

We need more people like him.

[@rahn45]

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

[@lilimarlene7813]

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

[@arki_val]

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

[@niory]

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

[@TaroutCommodore]

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

[@thalassa99]

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

[@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 ...

[@getsmartoc]

This guy is awesome. We need more like him.

[@raineyartwork]

WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE THIS MAN

[@inakalandadze]

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 !

[@inakalandadze]

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

[@bundangmark]

Genius idea!

[@dragoni]

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

[@AM-yv4uh]

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

[@AlterBridgeAndA7X]

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

[@indalecio21]

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

[@timfan2810]

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

[@DarkShaDowHooD]

unbelievable ,he is a legend .

[@Amethyst_Dragon_]

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

[@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

[@ioro4]

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

[@justgivemethetruth]

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

[@rheytalks]

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

[@kagenatoko]

Very noble cause. Nothing but admiration

[@ユイカ-p3e]

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？？

[@nozawa164]

What the ...Amazing idea again from Japan.

[@NavyScrubz]

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

[@TheMrBorderless]

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

[@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.

[@Phuild]

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

[@kaiiker1541]

This guy has a big heart!

[@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.

[@anilnandyala]

No words. Simply Amazing

[@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。(^_^;)

[@just4my1andonlybunny]

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

[@lyannesaldanavillacorta953]

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

[@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.

[@Ingrid2007]

Magnífico, orgulho em ser arquiteta. 😊

[@weshard1]

We need far more humans like this.

[@VexedFilms]

What a great guy.

[@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. :-)

[@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.

[@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.

[@naushadvelgy5825]

This is the stuff that we, as a society, should be talking about. Making fully functional structures out of paper rolls? That just seems crazy and unsafe. But it isn't unsafe, it works and if we help spread the word, maybe we can persuade the governments to start funding projects like this where they are needed.

[@liamblake6922]

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

[@MrBel23]

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

[@kght222]

also you might want to keep in mind that the majority of paper is made from "waste" from other uses of wood, and most wood (at least in the united states) is essentially farmed already (human planted, human grown, human harvested). while in some areas they do harvest wild growth, that isn't all that common anymore. while hemp is great for allot of things, regardless of the awesome ideas this guy has, wood is still king for building allot of things, not just buildings. also is a great co2 sponge

[@yenyenx3]

He is incredible!

[@WWZenaDo]

Yup. Since the processing of hemp is what makes it more costly - I guess the plants that do so are antiquated & maybe there's room for improvements in the style of processing used, too - what sort of processing does bamboo require? Is it greater or less than the amount of processing required for wood? Can bamboo grow in as many climates & areas as hemp?

[@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.

[@bachirontzki7087]

This is so true, in my country instead of using innovating ideas like this the government prefered to make a deal with a bank in particular (i scratch your bank you scratch mine) and a few other given authorization, and now every house owner is obligated to make a kind of house insurance with conditions have no use for most of the population except for those disaster prone areas, one condition would be if you live in an 8 story building you basically need a biblical flood to get compensation :)

[@relaxmonkey1]

thankyou. you restore faith in humanity

[@THEmickTHEgun]

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

[@TheNiveaman]

Absolute legend

[@MistyGlades]

I could understand him fine. Plenty of Japanese professionals I know speak like this, in fact his vocabulary is great.

[@gabriellopez1712]

That guy is needed here in Bohol, Philippines.

[@MrPhildas]

This guy is great more please.

[@allardiceclan]

He is such a good speaker!

[@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.

[@louisvictor3473]

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

[@fortizzy]

The great thing about building a home out paper is that when you move out, you can just recycle your own home.

[@Stikibits]

Gotta love Shigeru.

[@TheBoomstickhero]

hemp plants are more renewable because they grow faster. You can also make more paper per acre with hemp. I don't have anything against using wood for paper, but hemp is a better and most likely cheaper choice.

[@desolator108]

the sad part is that even though this is a brilliant method of providing shelter, it is still not as widely used as it should be, all because that even "helping" those in need and disaster relief has become a business for some to exploit.

[@RaineCarosin]

Awesome! South African People! Take note of this... In fact, All People, Around the World, please take a moment to watch this short video that can change the way you think about poverty and alleviating housing problems... Please, for little old me? Thanks... Warmest wishes, raine and pierre :-}

[@God_is_Justice]

now this guy is smart and quick

[@taylonyilly]

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

[@ruiferreirayoutube]

isto faz-nos sentir muito felizes!!!!

[@lizardface110]

second video ive seen about wooden architecture here, i hope one day well be able to see wooden houses and skyscrapers everywhere one day

[@jaeung]

This person worth a pritzker prize

[@albertdeng8652]

He did

[@IconOfSin]

Excellent.

[@zoomboost]

Whoa! I'm blown away....

[@chuymon7209]

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

[@TheDrunkardHu]

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

[@TaoistAndroid]

What happens to a piece of paper when it gets wet? It wrinkles, it expands, and the water will soak through. Hold a piece of paper tout in a stream of water what happens to it? It gets wet. But the tighter you can pull those fibers without ripping it the more water runs off of it. Wrinkles will start to form, but the water generally will not soak. Now multiply that many times, not only is the paper in a tube tout, it is reinforced with many layers preventing soaking and giving extra strength.

[@whereeveritgoes]

I saw a Japanese guy in the thumbnail and I already knew this is gonna be a great video.

[@AakashKalaria]

I see a good soul in him!

[@paticosa66]

I've followed Ban's work and find it amazing. I would love to pass on the video to other parts of the world. Any chance to get a Spanish translation?, Thanks.

[@Jonathan-eh6hh]

Did you find his studies on cardboard ?

[@wingwaabuddha]

Dream + Intellect + Drive + a bit of Comedy = Genius

[@xXxConcreteJunglexXx]

Listen 0:50 The material he uses is fire proof.

[@alonalisko6481]

Amazing man!

[@luisdanielmesa]

He's a role model...