Shigeru Ban Designs Temporary, Easy-to-Build Shelters for Disaster-Prone Areas

Responding to the displacement caused by Typhoon Haiyan, the Pritzker Prize winner designed a series of quick-to-assemble prefab shelters for the Philippines.
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This story was originally published in Dwell’s December/January 2015 issue.

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Erika Heet
Erika Heet has been working in publishing for more than 20 years, including years spent as a senior editor at Architectural Digest and Robb Report.

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