[Translation from English to Japanese ] Where did the idea of using paper tubes in architecture come from?In 1986,an ...

Where did the idea of using paper tubes in architecture come from?In 1986,an architect named Shigeru Ban was designing an exhibition.Because there wasn't much money.Mr.Ban could not use much wood.He thought that it was a waste to throw away wood after an exhibitionwhich would last only three weeks.

紙管を建築に使うというアイディアはどこから生まれたのか？1986年、坂茂（ばん しげる）という建築家がある展示会を計画していた。資金が少なかったため、坂氏は木材をあまり多くは使えなかったのだ。坂氏は、三週間だけの展示会のあと、木材を捨ててしまうのはもったいないと考えた。

（訳注："Because there wasn't much money."の最後のピリオドはカンマのタイプミスと思われます。引用元はこちらかと思います→　http://www.gifu-net.ed.jp/kyoka/eigo/power-uptop2/17case1-2.pdf）