Work:
| Pompidou Centre - Metz |
| Metz, France, -2007 |
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Principal Architects:
| Tokyo |
| Shigeru Ban, Nobutaka Hiraga (Partner), Mamiko Ishida, Keina Ishioka, Keita Sugai, Tomoo Nitta, Tamaki Terai, Grant Suzuki, Tarou Okabe, Chihiro Kodaka |
| Paris |
| Anne Scheou, Michel da Costa Goncalves, Luis Cadeco da Silva, Elsa Neufville, Asako Kimura |
Biography:
| 1984 | Received Bachelor of Architecture from Cooper Union. |
| 1985 | Established private practice in Tokyo. |
| 93-95 | Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Tama Art University. |
| 95-00 | Consultant of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). |
| 1995 | Established NGO (VAN). |
| 95-99 | Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Yokohama National University. |
| 96-00 | Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Nihon University. |
| 2000 |
Visiting Professor of Columbia University. Visiting Fellow of Donald Keen Center, Columbia University. |
| 2001- | Professor of Keio University. |
Principal Works:
| 2002 |
"Bamboo Furniture House 01", Beijing, China. "Picture Window House", Izu, Shizuoka, Japan |
| 2000 | "Expo 2000 Hannover Japan Pavilion - Paper Tube Structure-13", Germany. |
| 1997 |
"Wall-less-House", Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan. "Tazawako Station + Community center", Akita, Japan |
| 1995 | "Paper Church - Paper Tube Structure -08", Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. |
Awards:
| 2002 | World Architecture Awards 2002: Best House in the World for Naked House. |
| 2001 |
World Architecture Awards 2001: Europe Category, Public/Cultural Category for the Japan Pavilion. Gengo Matsui Award for the Japan Pavilion. |
| 2000 | Akademie der Kunste (Berlin Art Award), Germany. |
| 1998 | Tohoku Prize, Architectural Institute of Japan for Tazawako Station. |
| 1997 | The JIA Prize for the best young architect of the year. |
| 1996 |
JIA Kansai Architects. Yoshioka Prize. Innovative Award, Tokyo Journal. |
| 1995 | Mainichi Design Prize. |
Publication/Writings:
| 2001 | "Shigeru Ban" Princeton Architectural Press, USA. |
| 1999 | "SHIGERU BAN, Projects in Process", TOTO Shuppan, Japan. |
| 1998 |
"Paper Tube Architecture from Rwanda to Kobe", Chikuma shobo Publishing Co., ltd., Japan. "JA30, SHIGERU BAN", The Japan Architect, Japan. |
| 1997 | "GG portfolio, Shigeru Ban", Editorial Gustavo Gili, S.A., Spain. |