Paper Church in Kobe

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Paper Church in Kobe is a temporary, humanitarian church structure in Kobe, Japan, designed by architect Shigeru Ban using paper tubes as an innovative, low-cost response to the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster relief structure
humanitarian architecture project
temporary church building
architect Shigeru Ban NERFINISHED
awarded recognition in architectural community for humanitarian design
constructionCostCharacteristic low-cost
country Japan
denomination Catholic Church NERFINISHED
designedAs easily assembled structure
easily disassembled structure
designedFor earthquake survivors
local community of Kobe
designedWith emphasis on recyclability
emphasis on speed of construction
floorMaterial wood
hasArchitect Shigeru Ban NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle emergency architecture
minimalist architecture
hasClient local Catholic parish in Kobe
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of recovery after Great Hanshin earthquake
hasFunction community support center
place of worship
hasMediaType building
hasNotableFeature innovative use of paper as structural material
low-cost construction
rapid assembly
use of recyclable materials
inception 1995
influencedBy humanitarian design principles
isPartOf Shigeru Ban paper architecture projects
isPrototypeFor later paper tube disaster relief buildings
isTemporaryStructure true
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED
location Kobe NERFINISHED
materialUsed cardboard
fabric membrane
paper tubes
wood
notableFor integration of sustainability and disaster relief
pioneering use of paper tubes in architecture
purpose community gathering place
disaster relief
temporary worship space
reasonForConstruction response to 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake
religion Christianity
roofMaterial fabric membrane
significantEvent Great Hanshin earthquake NERFINISHED
structuralSystem paper tube frame

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Shigeru Ban notableWork Paper Church in Kobe
Shigeru Ban designed Paper Church in Kobe