PAPAR CHURCH

paper church（Courtesy of SHIGERU BAN ARCHITECTS）

The Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is one of the international and famous architects of the world. We could see his composition around the world: Tokyo, Paris, German, New York, Rwanda (in Africa), Kobe(in Japan), Nantoa(in central Taiwan), Turkey, India.

Shigeru Ban is famous for his using with paper tube as building structure to combine nature environment and wisdom. The

paper church composed by Shigeru Ban shows the inventiveness; the background why Shigeru Ban creates the church impressed me more. He devises shelter for refugees in Inner War of Rwanda, earth quake in Turkey and Kobe(in Japan) made of slender paper tubes. This contribution of making temporary

housing for disaster victims first in response to the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan, where he also build a paper church, and later his idea was spread to Taiwan.

Taomis's Paper Church-outside

The paper church in Taiwan located in Taomis ecology area in Nantou of Taiwan which was build ed after the 921 Earth Quake happened in 1999. In this case, Taomis's Paper Church is a symbol of rebirth which passing the humanitarian spirit from the paper church in Kobe in Japan.

Taomis's Paper Church-Inside

Taomis's Paper Church-In the night

Opinion:
I know the Paper Church from one of Taiwan dramas called "桃花小妹". It impressed me for bringing the hope to people no matter what they suffered. At first, I didn't understand why it constructed with paper, and then I google it. What make me admired is Ban not only overcome the difficulty of against the nature principle for using this kind of materials to construct, but also gives the holy meaning to the church. I really hope one day I could visit this outstanding and special Paper Church in Nantou!







New Vocabulary:

1.tube n.管狀物
2.mimic v./n.模仿(人的言行舉止)
3.zeppelin 齊柏林飛艇(源自德國的大型飛艇)
4.curtain n.窗簾
5.headquarters v.設立總部
6.slender a.苗條的;纖細的
7.sneakers 運動鞋;教員,教練
8.cosmetics n./a. 化妝品/表面的,整容的
9.airy a.通風的
10.balletic a.似巴蕾舞的
11.inventiveness n.擅於創新的人
12.humanitarian relief 人道主義信仰



Reference

1.Shigeru Ban: Building to last, just long enough

2.綠阪茂

3.準建築人手札-Ban and his Paper architecture

4.紙的建築師