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Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.

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I'm Doug Johnson.

Today we listen to music from singer Jaymay ...

Answer a question about actor Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton ...

And tell about a man who uses paper to build houses.

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Shigeru Ban

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Shigeru Ban
Not many people can say they have been inside a house made of paper. The Japanese architect Shigeru Ban makes buildings out of low cost and reusable materials like paper tubes. He has become well known for designing temporary homes for refugees. Shirley Griffith has more.

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Shigeru Ban makes buildings that combine modern design with the traditions of his native country, Japan. He has helped redefine permanent and temporary shelters. For example, in nineteen ninety-one, he designed a library for a poet in Japan. Mister Ban created a tall and airy room for a collection of books. This was his first permanent structure built with tubes made from paper. Two years later, Japan allowed the use of paper tubes in its official building rules.


A home library in Japan where the books are not the only thing made of paper
Mister Ban has said that he was first interested in paper materials because they are low cost and easy to use and replace without producing waste.

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