PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Shigeru Ban: Timber in Architecture presents the trajectory of 45 works from concept through construction, demonstrating the challenges and merits of wood buildings through essays, technical drawings, and photographs. A follow up to Shigeru Ban: Paper in Architecture, this book is a comprehensive survey showcasing novel applications for mass timber.
Featured projects include the Centre Pompidou-Metz (Metz, France, 2010), the Aspen Art Museum (Aspen, Colorado, USA, 2014), the Mt. Fuij World Heritage Centre (Shizuoka, Japan, 2019), and Swatch/Omega Campus (Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, 2019), as well as current works.
BOOK INFORMATION
Trim Size: 8.5 × 12
Number of Pages: 272
Binding Method:
Paper:
Typefaces: Practice; Normal Grotesk; Theinhardt
CREDIT INFORMATION
Creative Director:
Art Director:
Book Designer: Folder Studio (Takumi Akin, Wesley Chou, Jon Gacnik); Mimi Tang
Jacket/Cover Designer: Folder Studio; Shigeru Ban Architects
Illustrator:
Photographer:
Picture Editor:
Production Director: Barbara Sadick, Olivia Russin
Production Coordinator: Eugene Lee
Production Artist:
Other Credits: Charles Miers - Publisher; Ian Luna - Editor; Meaghan McGovern - Project Editor
Shigeru Ban: Timber in Architecture
Category
Book and Cover
Description
Winner - AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2022
Book Title: Shigeru Ban: Timber in Architecture
Design Firm/Agency: Folder Studio
Publisher: Rizzoli New York
Author/Editor: Shigeru Ban; edited by Laura Britton with Vittorio Lovato
Juror Comments
“Among the better architecture monographs—Ban’s signature use of materials, in this case, timber, in previous cases cardboard, makes the design sing.”
Winner Status
- 50 Books Winner
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