19 2019 The Pritzker prize winner Shigeru Ban gives a jumpthegap(talk)® He is known for his constructions for destitute people or those in emergency situations made from materials such as cardboard or paper The talk started the series "Architecture in crisis areas" at the Roca Barcelona Gallery The 2014 Pritzker prize winner, Shigeru Ban, gave a“The Paper House”, the first permanent construction jumpthegap(t®alk) at the Roca Barcelona Gallery inin this material allowed by Japan’s government. April with the title “Architectural Works andA mockup of one of these projects was, in fact, Humanitarian Activities”, starting the series of talksdisplayed at the Roca Barcelona Gallery as part of “Architecture in crisis areas”. the exhibition “Timber Rising. Vertical visions for the Well received by the attendees, the Japanesecities of tomorrow.” It is the new building of the architect delved into his renowned humanitarianTameida group in Zurich, a unique building made of architecture, which stands out for its constructionswood and glass opened in 2013. for destitute people or those in emergencyLikewise, the Japanese architect has designed situations made of materials such as cardboardhousing for emergency situations, among them the or paper. Paper Emergency Shelter in Rwanda for UNHCR, a The concept of humanity is a constant feature inproject he finalized in 1999 with the construction of Shigeru Ban’s work, in which the inside and outside50 shelters. are connected, always handling space with subtlety, as, in his opinion, its inhabitants are determined by their spatiality. Among Shigeru Ban’s works we can find ephemeral buildings and permanent constructions such as A moment of the presentation Shigeru Ban during his talk The attendees also visited the exhibition 5