The 2024 Praemium Imperiale Structure Award has been provided to Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, it has been introduced in the present day. The celebrated international arts prize is awarded yearly by the Japan Artwork Affiliation, and this 12 months praised Ban for his modern work with timber, paper and bamboo constructions.
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Shigeru Ban: 2024 Praemium Imperiale Structure Award winner
Shigeru Ban has been identified for his forward-thinking, sustainably minded constructions, which have been erected internationally. Examples embody the Centre Pompidou-Metz, Aspen Artwork Museum and Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre. His studio has additionally undertaken professional bono work quite a few occasions, working to create momentary shelters, emergency constructing techniques, neighborhood centres and non secular locations for victims of pure disasters and conflicts throughout Rwanda, Syria, Turkey India, China, Italy, Haiti and Japan.
Christchurch Cardboard Cathedral, 2013 New Zealand
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The Praemium Imperiale Awards are introduced by the Japan Artwork Affiliation beneath the honorary patronage of HIH Prince Hitachi, youthful brother of the Emperor Emeritus of Japan. Every Laureate receives an honorarium of 15 million Yen (c. £73,000). Previous Structure Laureates embody Renzo Piano, Frank Gehry, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, David Chipperfield, and Zaha Hadid.
Ban’s work was additionally celebrated not too long ago in an XXL Taschen publication, titled Shigeru Ban. Full Works 1985 – Right this moment, which appears on the architect’s whole oeuvre and was penned by Philip Jodidio.
(Picture credit score: Hiroyuki Hirai, Courtesy of Shigeru Ban Architects)
The prize consists of extra classes past structure – the award for portray was given to Sophie Calle; for Theatre/Movie to Ang Lee; for music to Maria João Pires; and for sculpture to Doris Salcedo.
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