shigeru ban : paper loghouse in june 1995, a great number of people were still forced to live in shabby tents in parks nearby their destroyed houses even six month after the earthquake in kobe. ban's solution was a cheap and simple structure that could be build by anyone. the foundation was made of sand-filled beer cases, the walls of paper tubes and the ceiling and roof of tent material. the roof and the ceiling were kept separate in summer to allow air to circulate and closed in winter to retain warm air. they were easy to recycle after use, easy to transport, easy to store and the paper tubes could be made on site. they occupied 16 mq per unit and had an 'acceptable' appearance, a slightly different construction was used to build a church.	paper loghouses in kobe, 1995
		paper church, kobe 1995