This new series of lectures complements the wast field of activities under International Festival "The Theatre". International Festival will here collect lectures, interviews and other recordings by architects, performance related artists and others that connects to "The Theatre".
Anybody who brings a camcorder to a lecture are welcome to upload material on via International Festival's webpage, or use it to refer to other datebases on the topic.
International Festival is using Ogg Theora and are uploading to V2V.cc

The series opens with a talk given by Shigeru Ban at The Museum of Architecture in Stockholm the 17 May 2006.

"Even in disaster areas, I want to create beautiful buildings,this is what it means to build a monument for common people"
Shigeru Ban gives in this talk at the Museum of Architecture in Stockholm an overview of his practice and his interest in specific materials and extraordinary conditions for architectural creation.
Shigeru Ban is one of the central characters in architecture today due is specific relation to material and innovative approach to residential areas and humanitarian projects.
Shigeru Ban offers in this lecture a context to his contributions to architecture through the use of unconventional building materials still achieving formal elegance and economical efficiency.
See further http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Ban.

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