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I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously involved in producing a new architectural culture that would bring the nation to the apex - where it has stood before - and lead the world.
Tadao Ando
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Tadao Ando
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: September 13
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