Kengo Kuma
Explore Kengo Kuma’s impact on art, design, and architecture, and discover the inspirations behind their visionary work.
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Kengo Kuma designs a pavilion of floating roofs for Aman’s new retail conceptAt the Amanpuri in Phuket, Aman has enlisted Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to design a holistic pavilion to house a new retail concept. Reflecting Aman’s philosophy, the structure fuses traditional principles of Asian architecture with modern design with its rhythmic formation of floating roofs acheived through progressive engineering by Kengo Kuma and Associates
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Massimo De Carlo gallery unveils Paris outpost by Kengo KumaIntended for single-work exhibitions, Massimo De Carlo Pièce Unique is small, minimal, yet ambitious, proposing a new exhibition model that emphasises the connection between viewer and artwork
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Kengo Kuma and Associates wins first prize for Strasbourg exhibition centreBased in Tokyo and Paris, Kengo Kuma and Associates is known for its large-scale timber structures inspired by Japanese architecture, construction techniques and styles – the stadium for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic games is an example of the lengths and widths to which the studio has pushed the material. A Kengo Kuma building is humble, holistic and often inspired by nature. While known for his work across Japan, Kuma has also completed the V&A Museum in Dundee and is also highly active on the French architecture scene
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Kai Yufuin by Kengo Kuma revisits Japanese farmhouse architectureHoshino Resorts has launched Kai Yufuin, a hot spring ryokan hotel by Kengo Kuma on the island of Kyushu in the Ōita Prefecture
By Feride Yalav-Heckeroth Last updated
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Kengo Kuma on achieving humbleness in modern architecture
Architect Kengo Kuma on achieving humbleness in modern architecture and Japan’s ‘lost decade’
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Two new projects by Kengo Kuma in FranceBy Amy Serafin Last updated
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Kengo Kuma and Ryuichi Sakamoto team up to create architectural building blocksBy Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Kengo Kuma's V&A Dundee opens its doors to the publicBy Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Leading architects join forces to revive the MacDonald Warehouse in ParisBy Anna Yudina Last updated
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Wooden wonder: Kengo Kuma’s new Paris pavilion is inspired by the forestBy Clara Le Fort Last updated
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Letter from Japan: we chart the nation's new architecture projectsBy Cathelijne Nuijsink Last updated
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IWA sake brewery by Kengo Kuma is Best Roofscape: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2022IWA sake brewery in Japan, by Kengo Kuma & Associates, scoops Best Roofscape at the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2022
By Tony Chambers Last updated
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First look at Kengo Kuma's V&A DundeeBy Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Designed by Kengo Kuma, Tokyo’s newest hotel is inspired by an immersive art exhibitBy Danielle Demetriou Last updated
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Tecchan Yakitori by Kengo Kuma — Tokyo, JapanBy Jens H Jensen Last updated
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Kengo Kuma’s Ace Hotel Kyoto opens in a converted telephone officeDiscover the design details of Asia's first Ace Hotel, as realised by architect Kengo Kuma and Commune Design
By Danielle Demetriou Published
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Kengo Kuma’s hen house in Mexico rules the roostThe latest architectural addition to the Casa Wabi Foundation is a chicken coop like no other
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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ABCDCS: a new tome by David Collins Studio charts its remarkable interiors from A to ZBy Nick Compton Published

