Shigeru Ban, world-renowned Japanese architect and Pritzker Prize winner, was the first speaker to give a lecture after the summer break as part of the Wrocław Technicians' Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar. Among other things, he spoke at the Wrocław university about issues related to architectural designs created for victims of natural disasters and war.

The lecture, entitled "Works and Humanitarian Activities”, took place on 27 September at the Congress Centre of the Wrocław University of Technology.

Shigeru Ban graduated from the Southern California Institute of Architecture and Cooper Union School of Architecture. He became known as an architect who used paper and cardboard to develop his structures It is from these materials that he creates buildings that give shelter to those affected by natural disasters or wars, among other uses.

In 2014, he was awarded the Pritzker Prize – the most prestigious accolade in the world of contemporary architecture. The paper partition system he developed was used after the Niigata (Japan) and Haiti earthquakes, among other disaster locations. More recently, Shigeru Ban was involved in the construction of shelters for Ukrainian refugees, built in Chełm and Wrocław by teams comprising students from Wrocław Tech and the Technical University Of Lublin as well as volunteers.

The prominent architect will be visiting Poland, where his stay is co-organised by Geberit, and Ukraine in September in connection with the planned production of houses for Ukrainians. In Wrocław, Shigeru Ban will give a lecture as part of the ISS series, but will also meet with project authors from an aid unit set up to support people affected by hostilities in Ukraine.

You can read more about projects delivered by Shigeru Ban on shigerubanarchitects.com.