Kengo Kuma unveils bold timber museum in Turkey that pays homage to the region’s Ottoman heritage
The world-renowned architects of Kengo Kuma and Associates have just unveiled a stunning museum in Turkey. Located...
Kengo Kuma suspends a cocoon-like timber dwelling for minimal site impact
Prolific Japanese architecture firm Kengo Kuma and Associates recently worked its magic in the tiny Swiss village...
This spiraling sculpture can absorb the emissions of 90,000 cars
Kengo Kuma just unveiled a spiraling, air-purifying sculpture that can absorb the emissions produced by 90,000...
Kengo Kuma just unveiled his first U.S. home in Portland, Oregon
Acclaimed architect Kengo Kuma has crafted a stunning cross-cultural home that combines the best of American modern...
Kengo Kuma unveils nature-filled Eco-Luxury Hotel for Paris
Travelers to Paris can soon immerse themselves in a paradise of greenery at the Kengo Kuma and Marchi Architectes-designed...
Kengo Kuma unveils “blossoming” glass and timber villas for Bali
From Ibuku’s gorgeous bamboo structures to D-Associates’wood and brick DRA House, Bali’s contemporary architecture...
Tokyo breaks ground on Kengo Kuma’s Olympic Stadium
Despite a rocky start, Kengo Kuma has finally broken ground on the Tokyo Olympic Stadium that will host the 2020...
Kengo Kuma’s ultra-minimalist trailer is the perfect shell for your nomadic adventures
Snow Peak is a Japan-based maker of technical outdoor gear founded in 1958. Now a global retailer with two stores...
Kengo Kuma’s colorful new Sogokagu pavilion glows from within its translucent skin
Located in Mie Prefecture Iga, this two-level building shelters a showroom and production facility for furniture...
Kengo Kuma’s “floating kitchen” uses Chinese dishes to support the shelves
Beijing Centre for the Arts' founder Weng Ling commissioned Kuma to create a unique kitchen design. So he came...
Giants of Japanese architecture design prototypes for houses of the future
Shigeru Ban's Open House with Condensed Core proposes that plumbing water and waste could be funneled through the...
Kengo Kuma unveils groundbreaking design for a curved mixed-use tower in Vancouver
The tower will be located near the entrance to Vancouver’s famed Stanley Park, amongst downtown's vibrant streets....
Enchanting fairytale museum will pay homage to Hans Christian Andersen
Located in Hans Christian Andersen’s native city, the proposed museum will comprise a curvaceous 5,600-square-meter...
Kengo Kuma anchors an earthquake-resistant building with carbon-fiber threads
Formerly a nondescript boxy building, the 2,874-square-meter Komatsu Seiren Fabric laboratory fa-bo now draws the...
Kengo Kuma converts a Chinese cotton mill into an aluminum-clad art and retail hub
Though the cotton mill now serves a more highbrow purpose, the architecture was largely retained to create an industrial...
Kengo Kuma unveils plans for spiraling timber-clad library in Sydney
The building will be located at Darling Harbor, adjacent to the city center, and will include an "Innovation Exchange...
Architecture students develop a 3D-printing pen that “draws” incredible acrylic structures in mid-air
Other approaches to 3D-printed architecture typically involve a stationary platform on which the designs are constructed,...
Kengo Kuma unveils minimalist “Japanese LEGO” blocks made from wood
Unlike Lego’s plastic bricks, the triangular Tsumiki—Japanese for building blocks—are made entirely from...
Kengo Kuma wins bid for Tokyo’s Olympic stadium, Zaha Hadid speaks out
Designed in his famous contemporary style, Kengo Kuma’s wood lattice stadium conveys a sense of lightness despite...
Kengo Kuma and Toyo Ito unveil rival designs for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Stadium
The two new stadium designs appear to be much smaller and less expensive than Zaha Hadid’s original stadium design....
Floating Kengo Kuma building clad in cedar strips lands on Tokyo University campus
The 61-year-old Tokyo based Japanese architect Kengo Kuma is famous for his layered architecture and for the studies...
Kengo Kuma envisions shapeshifting nomadic shelters woven from hundreds of identical wooden pieces
Kuma designed the pavilion for Galerie Philippe Gravier in Paris, which explores concepts of nomadic homes and...
Incredible museum by Kengo Kuma will be set inside a lush nature-infused cave in Manila
Located on a street corner, the eye-catching museum frames its cave-like entrance with a massive plant-covered...
China’s new Folk Art Museum is topped with repurposed roof tiles that filter natural light
The new folk art galleries stand in a former tea plantation at the Academy's campus in Hangzhou, east China. The...
Kengo Kuma’s twisting green-roofed Rolex Building breaks ground in Texas
Starchitect Kengo Kuma is entering new territory with the twisting Rolex Building that just broke ground in Dallas,...
Kengo Kuma to expand Portland Japanese Garden with LEED-certified buildings
Considered one of the top destinations for tourists in Oregon, the Portland Japanese Garden has experienced rapid...
Kengo Kuma’s new community center hides a hilly indoor landscape under its zigzag-roof
Kuma's eye-catching community center is located in a city called Towada, in Japan's Aomori Prefecture. Topped...
Kengo Kuma’s striking renovation of a Tokyo eatery is made from thousands of re-used multicolored cables
Tetchan is located in Kichijoji, a suburb in Western Tokyo that is popular for its hip boutiques, convenient department...
Kengo Kuma unveils cocoon-like paper kitchen pavilion at Milan Design Week’s Fuorisalone 2015
Kuma is well-known for his subtle sensibility and great attention to layering and patterning. In practical terms,...
Kengo Kuma wins design competition for new Paris Metro station
Japan-based architecture firm Kengo Kuma & Associates has been named as the winner of the design competition...