Kengo Kuma

Substance

Kengo Kuma and Associates (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2026
Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86470-992-6 (ISBN)

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Kengo Kuma: Substance explores the work of the acclaimed Japanese architect through six materials—wood, bamboo, metal, paper, textile, and stone—and presents the ideas behind each work.

Kengo Kuma’s work masterfully engages experimentation, traditional Japanese design, and advanced technology. This results in highly innovative yet beautifully simple, evocative, and human-scaled structures. Kengo Kuma: Substance features thirty-five ambitious, small-scall projects, from around the world, ranging from captivating wood pavilions, ethereal metal installations, and sculptural woven structures to experiential stone monuments, intricate bamboo tea houses, and luminous shape-shifting domes.

Among the featured projects, Domino 3.0 reimagines a forest made with salvaged timber, while Kodama emphasizes a harmonious relationship with nature. The changing shape of Krug x Kuma introduces a variety of spatial experiences, and Bamboo Passage invites people to experience the structure from the inside. Through these experimentations with materials and ideas, Kuma seeks to restore the relationship between people, buildings, and nature, and foster a greater sense of humanity in architecture. Kengo Kuma: Substance will be a prized addition for architects, designers, and fans of Kengo Kuma. It is also a valuable resource for those interested in the fusion of traditional and contemporary architecture, design, craftsmanship, and technology.

Kengo Kuma decided at a young age to pursue architecture, having been inspired by Kenzo Tange’s Yoyogi National Gymnasium, built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He studied architecture at the University of Tokyo and received his master’s degree in 1979. In 1990, he established Kengo Kuma & Associates (KKAA). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm also has offices in Paris, Beijing, Shanghai, and Seoul, and Kengo Kuma & Associates projects are currently underway in more than fifty countries. Kengo is currently a university professor and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and a member of the Japan Art Academy after teaching at Keio University and the University of Tokyo.

7 Introduction
The substance of humanity
WOOD
12 Domino 3.0
18 The Cloud
22 Yure
28 CiDoRi
34 Neowa Dome
40 Komorebi
48 Botanical Pavilion
54 Kodama
62 Casa Wabi COOP
70 CLT Park Harumi
78 Wooden Haze
82 Uro-co
88 Sana Mane Sazae Sauna
98 NakaHashi
108 Kusugibashi
BAMBOO
118 Nangchang-NANGCHANG
122 Sensing Spaces
128 Bamboo PASSAGE
134 Bamboo FLOW
METAL
142 One Health Carbon Gate
148 Owan
152 Casa Batlló Stairs
164 EPHEMERAL TENT
174 KUGI-KUMO
180 Mushizuka
186 Wakuni Shoten
PAPER
194 Paper Snake
200 Irori & PAPER COCOON
TEXTILE
210 Ceramic Yin Yang
216 Casa Umbrella
226 Namako
236 KXK (Krug x Kuma = ∞)
240 Kithul-Ami
STONE
248 Stone Forest
254 Cave of Light and Shadow
appendix Appendix
262 index of projects
263 Biography
264 Awards and Recognition
266 Exhibitions
269 Monographs and Publications

Erscheinungsdatum	11.11.2025
Reihe/Serie	Kengo Kuma
Zusatzinfo	12 Illustrations, black and white; 250 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	Mulgrave, Victoria
Sprache	englisch
Maße	223 x 300 mm
Gewicht	1820 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-86470-992-8 / 1864709928
ISBN-13	978-1-86470-992-6 / 9781864709926
Zustand	Neuware