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Kengo Kuma nestles staggered housing complex on Japanese hillside

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has added a staggered housing development, which employs construction techniques taken from dams, to a mountainous location in Japan. More

Kengo Kuma and Edition hotels create "oasis at the heart of the city" in Tokyo

Hospitality brand Edition has teamed up with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to create a luxury hotel filled with plants in the Toranomon district of Tokyo, Japan. More

Kengo Kuma encases whisky bottle in 48-piece sculpture informed by kintsugi

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has collaborated with the V&A Dundee museum and whisky distillery The Dalmore to create a limited edition sculpture that encloses a bottle of the brand's single malt whisky. More

GOZ rug collection by Kengo Kuma for Gan

Dezeen Showroom: Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed a distinctive rug collection for Gan called GOZ, which combines wood and wool through an innovative weaving technique. More

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

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

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

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

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

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