Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Shigeru Ban Wins Architecture's Biggest Prize
The Pritzker Prize is architecture’s highest honor - sort of the Nobel Prize for buildings. This week it was awarded to a Japanese architect named Shigeru Ban. He is best known for creating innovative temporary structures for disaster areas such as homes, schools, and churches. But he’s also known for high-end designs, like mobile art museums.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe Pritzker Prize is architecture’s highest honor - sort of the Nobel Prize for buildings. This week it was awarded to a Japanese architect named Shigeru Ban. He is best known for creating innovative temporary structures for disaster areas such as homes, schools, and churches. But he’s also known for high-end designs, like mobile art museums.
