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Kengo Kuma designs inclusive Ibsen Library to wrap around a park

Kengo Kuma & Associates, Mad Arkitekter and Buro Happold Engineering have won a competition to design the Ibsen...

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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...

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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...

The overall view of the “Breathing” spiral by Kengo Kuma showcased at Superstudio in Zona Tortona during Milan Design Week 2018

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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