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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

The Paper Tower by Shigeru Ban (LDF09)
























































Installation at Royal Festival Hall by Shigeru Ban.

HINT: structural strength of weak materials.

"Japanese architect and designer Shigeru Ban has been working with cardboard manufacturer Sonoco to create a 22m-high cone-shaped structure out of compressed cardboard tubing. As many of Ban´s previous projects have proven, cardboard has a structural strength and this installation shows what can be achieved. It is possible to stand inside and look out up through the structure."*

* from The Guide of The London Design Festival 2009.