Japanese Architecture
by Stephanie Meléndez Marín
Japanese architecture has an interesting variety of buildings, so the buildings are very different than in other countries. Japan has different kind of building such as Early Japan, Shrines, Temples, Palaces, Castles, Samurai Residences, Townhouses, Farmhouse, Meiji Period and Modern. The majority of the old construction is in wood because the wood is a material that people can find in Japan. This material is very resistance to earthquakes, but with the passed of the days they requiredperiodic renovation to preserve some monumental buildings because these buildings are very important for Japan. The majority of the monumental buildings have peculiar an appearance. In other hand, in Japan, the architects need imagination and creativity.
Shigeru Ban, architect
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The Japanese architect Shigeru Ban won the Pritzker
Prize in 2014, Shigeru Ban is
57-year-old. He won the mostprestigious
architecture because he uses simple materials such as paper and cardboard. The
most important construction is when he created the houses the people impacted
by natural disasters. In other part of Japan, after, the natural disasters, he
created homes from shipping containers to help people and he elaborated a
cathedral made with cardboard paper tubes for the people of Christchurch, New
Zealand.His low-cost structures become symbols of hope for people rebuilding
their lives. He said "For me there is no difference between monumental
architecture and temporary structures in disaster areas.”They give me the same
kind of satisfaction." In brief, the architecture in Japan is very
interesting because it is very peculiar.
When disaster strikes, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban springs to action. Over the past two decades he has used recyclable materials to craft structures in disaster zones. Among them is this "Cardboard Cathedral" in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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