Shigeru Ban 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord

Statements by Shigeru Ban on being granted the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord

"I am really pleasured with such a prestigious award for my relief activities through architectural projects, which I have continued since the year of 1994, for refugees and for disasters occurred all over the world. With continuing further ongoing supports for Ukraine refugees, I will strive to do my best with this great award and would like to link these supports to the next stage of post-war reconstruction."

Shigeru Ban
Tokyo, 23rd June 2022