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I believe that the material doesn’t need to be strong to be used to build a strong structure. The strength of the structure has nothing to do with the strength of the material.
Shigeru Ban
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Shigeru Ban
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 5
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Tōkyō
Ban Shigeru
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