Shigeru Ban Designs Economical Disaster Relief Housing

"For privileged people, the money and power is invisible, so they need an architect to visualize their power and money to the public. So that's what our profession is about. I'm not talking negatively. I also like to build monuments. I was disappointed that the profession is not helping the general public, even the people who don't have a house. I was looking for an opportunity to use my knowledge and experience for those people... If I design the refugee shelter, or the expensive house, then people are very happy to move into the house, I get the same satisfaction, and that's all about my passion to architecture. It's not depending on whether I'm paid or not. Even the Centre Pompidou-Metz, we've been contracted for five years, and it's been seven years. We've lost lots of money. So it's more pro bono projects."


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