Kengo Kuma (born in Yokohama in 1954) attended the University of
Tokyo and established Spatial Design Studio in 1979 after further
studies at Columbia University, New York. In 1990, he founded Kengo
Kuma & Associates. He is based in Tokyo and Paris, while he teaches
at the Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Tokyo,
where he also runs his own Laboratory, Kuma Lab.
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard and
edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books
include the Homes for Our Time series and monographs on numerous
major architects, including Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano,
Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid.
This tome establishes once and for all that sustainability and
style need not be set at odds.
*The New York Times*
... a celebration of Kuma's approach to sustainable
architecture.
*fastcompany.com*
Through descriptions, elevation drawings, sketches, and
photographs, the architect's signature texture seems to jump off
the page.
*architecturaldigest.com*
For the past 30 years, I have been driven to create architecture by
the desire to recover materials, and to reconnect people and
physical things. It turned out to be the most enjoyable experience
imaginable. This is because the world itself is material.
*Kengo Kuma*
Explores all aspects of Kuma's career - from 1988 all the way until
today.
*designweek.co.uk*
Details the architect's humanistic approach to architecture.
*fastcompany.com*
A richly illustrated overview of Kuma's oeuvre that delves into his
complete archive of built landmarks across the globe.
*thespaces.com*
...unfolds the mastery of Kengo Kuma's architecture in its full
glory.
*wallpaper.com*
Kuma's unique and sustainable approach to contemporary architecture
is celebrated.
*hypebeast.com*
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