坂 茂
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坂 茂 is a renowned Japanese architect celebrated for his innovative use of paper and recyclable materials in humanitarian and disaster-relief structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 坂 茂 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10705822 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 坂 茂 Context triple: [Shigeru Ban, nativeName, 坂 茂]
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A.
宮本 茂
宮本 茂 is a legendary Japanese video game designer and producer at Nintendo, best known as the creator of iconic franchises such as Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong.
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B.
山口那津男
山口那津男 is a Japanese politician who serves as the longtime leader of the Komeito party and has played a key role in Japan’s ruling coalition governments.
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C.
杉本博司
杉本博司は、長時間露光による海景や劇場シリーズなどで知られる、日本出身の世界的に著名な現代美術写真家・美術家です。
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D.
久米邦武
久米邦武 was a Meiji-era Japanese historian and scholar best known for documenting the Iwakura Mission and advancing modern historical studies in Japan.
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E.
大山巌
大山巌は、日清戦争・日露戦争で活躍し元帥陸軍大将となった、日本近代陸軍を代表する軍人・政治家である。
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 坂 茂 Target entity description: 坂 茂 is a renowned Japanese architect celebrated for his innovative use of paper and recyclable materials in humanitarian and disaster-relief structures.
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A.
宮本 茂
宮本 茂 is a legendary Japanese video game designer and producer at Nintendo, best known as the creator of iconic franchises such as Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong.
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B.
山口那津男
山口那津男 is a Japanese politician who serves as the longtime leader of the Komeito party and has played a key role in Japan’s ruling coalition governments.
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C.
杉本博司
杉本博司は、長時間露光による海景や劇場シリーズなどで知られる、日本出身の世界的に著名な現代美術写真家・美術家です。
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D.
久米邦武
久米邦武 was a Meiji-era Japanese historian and scholar best known for documenting the Iwakura Mission and advancing modern historical studies in Japan.
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E.
大山巌
大山巌は、日清戦争・日露戦争で活躍し元帥陸軍大将となった、日本近代陸軍を代表する軍人・政治家である。
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice
NERFINISHED
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Ordre des Arts et des Lettres NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Claus Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Pritzker Architecture Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-08-05 ⓘ |
| designPhilosophy |
providing dignity and privacy in emergency shelters
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respect for environment and resources ⓘ use of low-cost, locally available, recyclable materials ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cooper Union
NERFINISHED
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Southern California Institute of Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Shigeru Ban Architects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | 坂 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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humanitarian architecture ⓘ sustainable architecture ⓘ |
| founded |
Shigeru Ban Architects
NERFINISHED
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Voluntary Architects’ Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | 茂 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
disaster-relief shelters
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humanitarian projects for refugees and disaster victims ⓘ innovative use of paper tubes as a structural material ⓘ use of recyclable materials in architecture ⓘ |
| memberOf | Japan Institute of Architects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Shigeru Ban
NERFINISHED
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坂 茂 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch
NERFINISHED
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Centre Pompidou-Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas G. Hayek Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Paper Church in Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ Paper Log House NERFINISHED ⓘ Paper Partition System for evacuation centers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamedia Office Building in Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Keio University ⓘ |
| PritzkerPrizeYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| style |
experimental use of materials
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structural expressionism ⓘ |
| workedOn |
post-earthquake projects in Christchurch, New Zealand
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post-earthquake projects in Rwanda refugee camps ⓘ post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Kobe ⓘ post-tsunami projects in Tohoku, Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 坂 茂 Description of subject: 坂 茂 is a renowned Japanese architect celebrated for his innovative use of paper and recyclable materials in humanitarian and disaster-relief structures.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.