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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disaster relief structure
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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
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easily disassembled structure ⓘ |
| designedFor |
earthquake survivors
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local community of Kobe ⓘ |
| designedWith |
emphasis on recyclability
ⓘ
emphasis on speed of construction ⓘ |
| floorMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Shigeru Ban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
emergency architecture
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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
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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
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fabric membrane ⓘ paper tubes ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of sustainability and disaster relief
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pioneering use of paper tubes in architecture ⓘ |
| purpose |
community gathering place
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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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