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Between the Temporary and the Monumental: A Review of Shigeru Ban's Lecture at LACMA

Shigeru Ban delivered a lecture last night at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art entitled 'Works and Humanitarian Activities.' Credit: Nicholas Korody

Ban presenting his work on a temporary cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand. Credit: Nicholas Korody

Ban discussing the Rwandan genocide, which was the first site for one of his humanitarian projects. In the bottom right is one of his prototype housing units at the Vitra campus. Credit: Nicholas Korody

Ban's 'Nomadic Museum,' which was constructed with shipping containers. Credit: Nicholas Korody

Ban collaborated with the late-Frei Otto for his pavilion at the Hanover Expo. Credit: Nicholas Korody

One of Ban's first works, an exhibition oriented around Alvar Aalto. Credit: Nicholas Korody

A slide comparing Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House with Ban's Curtain Wall House. Credit: Nicholas Korody

Ban discussing the Rwandan genocide, which was the first site for one of his humanitarian projects. In the bottom right is one of his prototype housing units at the Vitra campus. Credit: Nicholas Korody

Ban discussing the Rwandan genocide, which was the first site for one of his humanitarian projects. In the bottom right is one of his prototype housing units at the Vitra campus. Credit: Nicholas Korody