{"id":15302,"date":"2016-06-17T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/video-shigeru-ban-by-red-square\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T08:47:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:47:26","slug":"video-shigeru-ban-by-red-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/video-shigeru-ban-by-red-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Shigeru Ban Crafts a Woven Fa\u00e7ade for the Aspen Art Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Redsquare Productions<\/a> traveled to Aspen, Colorado, to walk through Shigeru Ban<\/a>\u2019s Aspen Art Museum<\/a> and learn how the project came to fruition from an explorative collaboration between the Japanese architect and the museum\u2019s director, Heidi Zuckerman. Completed in 2014, the museum is an homage to the architecture and picturesque landscapes of the Western USA as well as a vessel to reconnect with the invigorating nature of Aspen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are interested in the idea of retreat and Aspen and the Aspen Art Museum as a place of retreat, a place of solace, a space of contemplation,\u201d begins Heidi Zuckerman, the Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and Director of the Aspen Art Museum. \u201cWe wanted to create a space to facilitate those opportunities for our visitors.\u201d Take a walk through the building to experience the unique connections that Shigeru Ban builds between a contemporary art space and the mountainous state of Colorado.<\/p>\n