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Kengo Kuma: Substance
Kengo Kuma: Substance explores the work of the acclaimed Japanese architect through six materials--wood, bamboo, metal, paper,...
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Kengo Kuma: Substance explores the work of the acclaimed Japanese architect through six materials--wood, bamboo, metal, paper, textile, and stone--and presents the ideas behind each work. Kengo Kuma's work masterfully engages experimentation, traditional Japanese design, and advanced technology. This results in highly innovative yet beautifully simple, evocative, and human-scaled structures. Kengo Kuma: Substance explores a selection of the architect's work through six materials. The thirty-five projects from around the world range from captivating wood pavilions, ethereal metal installations, and sculptural woven structures to experiential stone monuments, intricate bamboo tea houses, and luminous shape-shifting domes. Insightful narratives detail the concept and craftmanship of each structure, and beautiful imagery showcases how Kuma's architectural designs are conceived and constructed. By experimenting with materials and ideas, Kuma seeks to restore the relationship between people, buildings, and nature, and foster a greater sense of humanity in architecture Kengo Kuma: Substance will be a prized addition for architects, designers, and fans of Kengo Kuma. It is also a valuable resource for those interested in the fusion of traditional and contemporary architecture, design, craftsmanship, and technology.
Author: Kengo Kuma and Associates
Publisher: Images Publishing Group
Published: 12/09/2025
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.05lbs
Size: 12.10h x 9.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781864709926
About the Author
Kengo Kuma was born in 1954. Before establishing Kengo Kuma and Associates in 1990, he received his Master's Degree in Architecture from the University of Tokyo, where he spent more than a decade as Professor of Architecture and where he is currently a Special / Honorary Professor. Inspired by Kenzo Tange's Yoyogi National Gymnasium, built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Kuma pursued architecture at a young age, and later entered the architecture program at the University of Tokyo, where he studied under Hiroshi Hara and Yoshichika Uchida. During his graduate studies, he made a research trip across the Sahara, exploring various villages and settlements, observing the unique power and beauty. After his time as a visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York, Kuma established his office in Tokyo. Since then, Kengo Kuma and Associates has designed architectural works in more than twenty countries and received prestigious awards, including the Architectural Institute of Japan Award, the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award (Finland), and the International Stone Architecture Award (Italy), among others. Kengo Kuma and Associates has offices in Tokyo and Paris.
Author: Kengo Kuma and Associates
Publisher: Images Publishing Group
Published: 12/09/2025
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.05lbs
Size: 12.10h x 9.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781864709926
About the Author
Kengo Kuma was born in 1954. Before establishing Kengo Kuma and Associates in 1990, he received his Master's Degree in Architecture from the University of Tokyo, where he spent more than a decade as Professor of Architecture and where he is currently a Special / Honorary Professor. Inspired by Kenzo Tange's Yoyogi National Gymnasium, built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Kuma pursued architecture at a young age, and later entered the architecture program at the University of Tokyo, where he studied under Hiroshi Hara and Yoshichika Uchida. During his graduate studies, he made a research trip across the Sahara, exploring various villages and settlements, observing the unique power and beauty. After his time as a visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York, Kuma established his office in Tokyo. Since then, Kengo Kuma and Associates has designed architectural works in more than twenty countries and received prestigious awards, including the Architectural Institute of Japan Award, the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award (Finland), and the International Stone Architecture Award (Italy), among others. Kengo Kuma and Associates has offices in Tokyo and Paris.
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