The celebrated Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been awarded first place in an international competition to design and construct the Tainan Museum of Fine Arts in Tainan City, Taiwan. Ban, who won the 2014 Pritzker Prize back in March, is known for his innovative use of materials and dedication to humanitarian efforts around the world. The forthcoming Tainan Museum aims to bolster arts culture and tourism in Taiwan’s cultural capital by fostering research and understanding of local art, literature, and history.

Ban’s winning design features a tiered interior space as well as a lush outdoor area housed beneath a large pentagonal roof canopy.