Shigeru Ban (b.1957), based in Japan, is a rising star among world-class architects. Matilda McQuaid, with a foreword by Frei Otto Shigeru Ban (b.1957), based in Japan, is a rising star among young, world-class architects Documents 32 projects, including 15 new ones begun since 2001 in Japan, China, the US and France Ban is renowned for experimental structures built with paper and paper tubes A creator of 'green' architecture, Ban works with recyclable, affordable, natural materials Unique design of book reflects Ban's experiments with paper Includes technical data sections documenting Ban's original research 200 colour illustrations, 85 black and white illustrations, 150 line drawings sakriti opis