2024-05-21T19:14:33-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150406813/shigeru-ban-team-constructs-paper-log-house-prototype-in-wildfire-ravaged-maui Josh Niland 2023-12-08T17:32:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/76/76532a0062ca5cd5281e127b1d4fc393.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new collaborative project between <a href="https://archinect.com/shigeru_ban" target="_blank">Shigeru Ban</a>,&nbsp;the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/106427/university-of-hawai-i-at-m-noa" target="_blank">University of Hawai&#699;i at M&#257;noa School of Architecture</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150198871/hawaii-off-grid-architecture-and-engineering" target="_blank">Hawaii Off-Grid Architecture and Engineering</a> has been constructed in Maui, providing residents of the community with much-needed temporary accommodations following the aftermath of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150360298/aia-calls-for-donations-in-wake-of-hawaiian-wildfires" target="_blank">deadly spate of wildfires</a> that killed 97 and destroyed another 2,000 structures in August of this year.</p> <p>The installation of Ban's Paper Log House housing prototype in heavily afflicted Lahaina follows previous contributions to earthquake recovery efforts in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/50620/shigeru-ban" target="_blank">Turkey</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150378287/shigeru-ban-responds-to-the-humanitarian-disaster-in-morocco" target="_blank">Morocco</a> through Ban&rsquo;s nonprofit&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/744790/voluntary-architects-network" target="_blank">Voluntary Architects&rsquo; Network</a> (or VAN), which was first founded in 1995.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/19/199fa87dafdd0161a7148ebd62fb8d29.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/19/199fa87dafdd0161a7148ebd62fb8d29.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Hawaii Off-Grid Architecture and Engineering</figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;We are so grateful to Shigeru Ban and the Volunteer Architects Network (VAN) to inspire and remind us of the compassion and creativity that architecture and architects can provide to our communities,&rdquo; Hawaii Off-Grid principal David Sellers <a href="https://www.lahainanews.com/news/local-news/2023/12/06/world-renowned-architect-shigeru-ban-offers-sustainable-housing-option-for-lahaina/" target="_blank">told</a>&nbsp;local news outlet <em>La...</em></p>