Kengo Kuma uses "borrowed scenery" to infuse nature into Suteki House
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has used an ancient East Asian landscaping principle to inform the design of this house outside Portland, Oregon. More
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Kengo Kuma reveals plant-covered Eco-Luxury Hotel for Paris
Plants will spill out between the overlapping wooden blocks that make up the facade of this hotel, which Kengo Kuma & Associates has unveiled for a site on the left bank of Paris' river Seine. More
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Japan urged to stop using deforestation-linked wood for Kengo Kuma's Olympic stadium
The Japanese government has been accused of using timber linked to deforestation and human-rights violations to build its Kengo Kuma-designed stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More
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Kengo Kuma burns woods to create crackled glass lighting for Lasvit
The crackled texture of Kengo Kuma & Associates’ new lighting collection for Lasvit was created by blowing molten glass into dry wooden moulds. More
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Kengo Kuma unveils stacked wooden box design for Turkish art museum
Kengo Kuma & Associates has revealed plans to create a modern art museum in a former wood market in Turkey, which will be made up of cluster of slatted timber blocks. More
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Kengo Kuma's major expansion of Portland Japanese Garden opens
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has completed a new complex for an urban garden in Portland, Oregon, that features a central courtyard and buildings topped with pagoda-style, green roofs. More
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Kengo Kuma's V&A museum takes shape in Dundee
The V&A museum has released a movie and photographs showing how far construction has progressed on its new Kengo Kuma-designed outpost in Dundee. More
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Kengo Kuma installs teahouse on Vancouver roof terrace
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed a pavilion for hosting traditional tea ceremonies on the deck of a Vancouver tower, coinciding with an exhibition of his work across the street. More
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Kengo Kuma's expansion of Portland Japanese Garden set to open in April
Work is nearly complete on a major expansion to an urban Japanese garden in Oregon – the first public commission in America for architect Kengo Kuma. More
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"I feel embarrassed by some of my buildings" says Kengo Kuma
With his stadium for the 2020 Olympics now underway in Tokyo, Kengo Kuma has revealed how his design involves Japan's tsunami-affected regions, how Kenzo Tange inspired his work, and why he now avoids iconic architecture at all costs. More
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Construction work starts on Kengo Kuma's Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium
Building work has begun on Kengo Kuma's National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – the design that was controversially selected to replace Zaha Hadid's competition-winning scheme. More
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Sharply pitched roofs break up the scale of Kengo Kuma's kindergarten in Saitama
Kengo Kuma & Associates has designed a kindergarten in the Japanese city Saitama with a series of roofs that pitch steeply in opposing directions. More
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Kengo Kuma designs £60,500 silver tea set for Georg Jensen
Kengo Kuma is the latest high-profile name to create a tea service for Georg Jensen, basing his design on traditional Japanese sets (+ slideshow). More
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Kengo Kuma designs kitchen built from pots, pans, baskets and utensils
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has created a concept kitchen where surfaces are precariously balanced over assorted types of kitchenware (+ slideshow). More
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Muji to test prefab house by letting a competition winner live in it for free
Japanese design brand Muji has revealed the prototype for its latest prefab house, which it will test by having a competition winner move in rent-free for two years (+ movie). More
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Sou Fujimoto, Kengo Kuma and more propose future houses in House Vision exhibition
Japanese architects including Sou Fujimoto, Atelier Bow-Wow, Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban have all designed houses of the future for a Tokyo exhibition (+ movie). More
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Kengo Kuma dresses Shanghai tower in pleated aluminium for Soho China
Strips of perforated aluminium give a pleated appearance to the facade of this Shanghai tower designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for property developer Soho China (+ slideshow). More
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Kengo Kuma unveils plans for curved apartment tower in Vancouver
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has revealed plans for his first tall building in North America – a residential tower in Vancouver with a curved silhouette (+ slideshow). More
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Kengo Kuma completes Chinese spa resort with pixellated stonework
The pieces of multi-tonal stone used to construct this spa resort in southwest China by Kengo Kuma give the complex a pixelated appearance (+ slideshow). More
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Kengo Kuma reveals plans for Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has unveiled plans for a new Hans Christian Andersen Museum in the Danish city of Odense, which will revolve around the writer's popular fairy tales (+ slideshow). More