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Shigeru Ban : timber in architecture

Title
Shigeru Ban : timber in architecture / foreword by Paul Hawken ; essays by Shigeru Ban and Hermann Blumer ; edited by Laura Britton with Vittorio Lovato.
Author
Ban, Shigeru, 1957-
Publication
New York, NY : Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., [2022]

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Additional Authors
  • Hawken, Paul
  • Blumer, Hermann
  • Britton, Laura
  • Lovato, Vittorio
Description
272 pages : color illustrations, maps, plans; 31 cm
Summary
Despite being one of the oldest building materials, wood is revolutionizing the way we design and construct buildings today. Criteria such as a changing work-life balance and working for a carbon-neutral future allow us to better account for the resources that buildings use and their effect on the natural environment. Studies have also shown the positive impacts of wood on health, wellness, and working toward equity in our local communities as we create beautiful spaces in which to gather, learn, and live. Featured in this book is a comprehensive survey of more than fifty buildings showcasing novel applications for this most ancient of building materials. Museum projects, corporate headquarters, resorts, residences, and temporary shelters for both natural and man-made disasters display the state of the art in wood construction, especially the emerging technology of mass timber, a fireproof composite material. Featured projects include the headquarters of Swatch and Omega, as well as the Aspen Museum, the Pompidou Metz, the Mount Fuji World Heritage Center, La Seine Musicale Performance Hall in Paris, the Oita Prefectural Museum, and the nineteen-story Terrace House in Vancouver, the world?s tallest mass timber building, scheduled for completion in 2022.
Subject
  • Ban, Shigeru, 1957-
  • Building, Wooden
  • ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design
Note
  • Includes index.
Call Number
NA4110
ISBN
  • 9780847872220
  • 084787222X
LCCN
40031429152
OCLC
  • on1305434496
  • 1305434496
  • SCSB-14407103
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries