Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a plant-covered building by Kengo Kuma
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a plant-covered building in Silicon Valley by Kengo Kuma. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More
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Kengo Kuma breaks ground on plant-covered Silicon Valley building with "green lung"
Construction has begun on Park Habitat, a plant-covered building in Silicon Valley that was designed by Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates with a green atrium at its centre. More
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Kengo Kuma's HC Andersens Hus opens in Denmark
A new museum dedicated to Danish fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen, designed as an experiential "fantasy world" of gardens and underground exhibition spaces, has officially opened in Odense following a soft launch at the end of June 2021. More
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Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma designing holiday homes for Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian has hired leading Japanese architects Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma to build a pair of vacation homes in the US – a "zen" mansion in Palm Springs and a lakeside lodge for celebrating the Fourth of July. More
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Kengo Kuma creates pavilion supported by live bamboo at Kyoto temple
Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has built a pavilion with a textile roof supported by bamboo stalks on the grounds of a temple in Kyoto, Japan. More
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Kengo Kuma tucks Japanese student hub under wooden bleachers
A sloped roof lined with wooden bleachers and plants conceals the student hub that Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has created for the Tokyo Institute of Technology. More
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Kengo Kuma adds mountain-shaped toilets to hiking trail overlooking Mount Fuji
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has designed a collection of peaked umbrella-shaped structures that were informed by the surrounding mountains for a rest area in Japan. More
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Kengo Kuma to add contemporary entrance to gothic cathedral in Angers
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled plans for a contemporary entrance gallery to protect the sculptural doorway at Angers Cathedral, France. More
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Time magazine names Kengo Kuma world's most influential architect
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has been named as the only architect in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2021. More
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Kengo Kuma and OPPO pair traditional materials and technology to create "spiritual experience"
In this video produced by Dezeen for OPPO, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma describes how he worked with the smart device brand to create Bamboo Ring, an installation currently showing at Milan design week. More
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Ten projects that showcase Kengo Kuma's "unexpected and innovative" approach
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed significant projects around the world including the Japan National Stadium and V&A Dundee. Editor Philip Jodidio picks 10 of the architect's key projects from a new book dedicated to his work. More
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Kengo Kuma draws on fairytale landscapes for Hans Christian Andersen museum in Denmark
Winding maze-like hedges wrap a series of green-roofed timber pavilions at a museum dedicated to the work of Hans Christian Andersen in Odense, Denmark, designed by Japanese practice Kengo Kuma & Associates. More
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Kengo Kuma designs sculptural metal-mesh curtain for Gaudí's Casa Batlló
Kengo Kuma and Associates has used 164,000 metres of aluminium chains to create this mesh curtain that references the organic forms found inside Barcelona's renovated Casa Batlló. More
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Kengo Kuma's Japan National Stadium is the centrepiece of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Cedar panels clad the eaves of the 68,000-seat Japan National Stadium, which Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates designed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More
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Kengo Kuma creates 3D-printed sunglasses from castor beans
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and eyewear brand Vava have launched a capsule collection of 3D-printed sunglasses made from Indian castor beans. More
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A library in Norway designed by Kengo Kuma features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a library in Norway designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates in collaboration with Mad Arkitekter. More
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Kengo Kuma designs curved library dedicated to Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen
Kengo Kuma and Associates has collaborated with Mad Arkitekter on the design of a library that will curve around existing trees in a small urban park in Skien, Norway. More
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Kengo Kuma designs tessellated Botanical Pavilion as "tridimensional puzzle"
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Australian artist Geoff Nees have created a tactile, circular pavilion using timber collected from Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens. More
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Kengo Kuma builds cross-laminated timber pavilion and park in Tokyo
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma used cross-laminated timber to build a temporary pocket park pavilion and exhibition space in Tokyo. More
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Kengo Kuma and Foster + Partners designing "world's most ambitious tourism development" in Saudi Arabia
Architecture studios Kengo Kuma and Associates and Foster + Partners are designing The Red Sea Project tourism development on an archipelago of Saudi Arabian islands, which will be served by its own dedicated airport. More
