Japanese architect Shigeru Ban (Tokyo, 1957) has often been defined as the Robin Hood of contemporary architecture: he has built buildings for the luxury sector, such as a factory for Rolex in Switzerland, but he is also known for his humanitarian work. Since the mid-1990s, Ban has designed emergency shelters and housing during numerous conflicts, from the Rwandan genocide to the War in Ukraine, as well as earthquakes and floods in Japan, Turkey, India, Sri Lanka, China, Haiti, Italy, New Zealand, and the Philippines.