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Kengo Kuma on Architecture
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Product Details
Author:
Kengo Kuma, Mira Locher
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
256
Publisher:
Tuttle Publishing (May 18, 2027)
Imprint:
Tuttle Publishing
Release Date:
May 18, 2027
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9784805320952
ISBN-10:
4805320958
Weight:
18oz
Dimensions:
5.12" x 8" x 0.65"
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Folder:
PGW
List Price:
$22.99
Country of Origin:
Malaysia
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
40
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$17.70
Publisher Identifier:
P-PER
Discount Code:
A
Overview
"The answer was not simply to erase architecture, nor to make it stand out. The challenge was to discover the right "relationship" between a building and the place where it stands." —Kengo Kumo
Kengo Kuma, one of Japan's most highly awarded architects, reflects on the origins of his design philosophy and his long and distinguished career. He describes the Tokyo neighborhoods that shaped him—from Okurayama and Denenchofu to Yoyogi and beyond—and traces the experiences, encounters and ideas that led him to question the heavy, assertive architecture dominant at the time.
In its place, he developed an approach rooted in relationships: with site, with the senses, with memory, and with natural materials such as bamboo, wood, paper, fabric, ceramic and earth.
Kuma's groundbreaking design philosophy has given rise to many iconic projects, including:
Kuma's work pursues designs that yield quietly to their surroundings. This reflects his idea of makeru kenchiku,"architecture that loses" —buildings that do not impose themselves on a site, but instead listen to it, respond to it, and are shaped by it.This book is both an account of Kuma's award-winning projects and an accessible introduction to the history, materials and ideas behind contemporary Japanese architecture.
Kengo Kuma, one of Japan's most highly awarded architects, reflects on the origins of his design philosophy and his long and distinguished career. He describes the Tokyo neighborhoods that shaped him—from Okurayama and Denenchofu to Yoyogi and beyond—and traces the experiences, encounters and ideas that led him to question the heavy, assertive architecture dominant at the time.
In its place, he developed an approach rooted in relationships: with site, with the senses, with memory, and with natural materials such as bamboo, wood, paper, fabric, ceramic and earth.
Kuma's groundbreaking design philosophy has given rise to many iconic projects, including:
- Kirosan Observatory: "Anti-architecture" that seeks to erase form, leaving only landscape and experience
- The Water/Glass Villa: an early project exploring architecture as a transparent, "invisible" form
- Hiroshige Museum of Art: organized around a large opening that reconnects the town with its historic shrine
- Nezu Museum: approached through a bamboo grove that transitions visitors from city to calm
- SunnyHills Pineapple Cake Shop: a delicate wooden lattice structure using traditional Japanese joinery to create remarkable lightness and transparency
- Plus 21 other notable projects
Kuma's work pursues designs that yield quietly to their surroundings. This reflects his idea of makeru kenchiku,"architecture that loses" —buildings that do not impose themselves on a site, but instead listen to it, respond to it, and are shaped by it.This book is both an account of Kuma's award-winning projects and an accessible introduction to the history, materials and ideas behind contemporary Japanese architecture.
