Architect Uses Cardboard to Build Usable Bridges, Pavilions, and Emergency Housing

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By Christina Sarich

At first glance, you would never imagine that Japanese architect, Shigeru Ban’s bridge over the Gardon River in Southern France was made of cardboard tubes. Its design is simple, though elegant, and the bridge can soundly hold twelve people at one time. This isn’t Ban’s only claim to fame, though. The architect also takes the homeless man’s cardboard box to a new level with his emergency housing design.

Utilizing cardboard spools used in the shipping of carpets, cloth, and other items, the architect realized that they were strong enough for temporary housing for survivors of the earthquakes in …read more

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