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Shigeru Ban's Paper Tuber School | Chine

The devastating earthquake that struck in central China's Sichuan province on May 12 killed 69,000 and left 4.8 million people homeless. The most chilling symbol of the Wenchuan quake were the thousands of schools that flattened like pancakes, crushing scores of children -- the result of shoddy construction. While the investigations continue (and serious criticisms continue to be suppressed), scores of domestic and foreign initiatives have come to Sichuan, hoping to rebuild stronger and more sustainably. One of the more elegant and poignant design projects, led by prominent Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and a team of Chinese and Japanese students, is erecting temporary but resilient schools out of plywood and recycled cardboard tubes.

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Cardboard School | Essex - UK

The cardboard school project, being carried out at Westborough School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, is special. The structure to be used as an after school club uses an unusual building material - cardboard! Of course it isn't just cardboard, as it would get soggy in the rain, or could burn down, but it uses cardboard panels and cardboard tubes within the walls, roof and structure.

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