The 2014 Pritzker Prize went to a "disaster architect" from this country who used paper tubes for a church in this country that was later moved to Taiwan, and who created the Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand.
In this country, the firm Apollo Architects created the Ark House, whose pointed roof was inspired by Noah's Ark. Many umbrella-shaped houses from this country's medieval period are called  minka . The 2014 Pritzker Prize went to a "disaster architect" from this country who used paper tubes for a church in this country that was later moved to Taiwan, and who created the Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand. Carved Oya stone was used in the facing of a (*)  Maya Revival building in this country that had a foundation designed to "float" on alluvial mud. Renzo Piano designed an airport on an artificial island in this country, the former home of Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel. For 10 points, Shigeru Ban is from what country, whose tallest structure is the Skytree in its capital, Tokyo?
In this country, the firm Apollo Architects created the Ark House, whose pointed roof was inspired by Noah's Ark. Many umbrella-shaped houses from this country's medieval period are called  minka .
Japan  [or  Nihon -koku; or  Nippon -koku]