{"product_id":"kengo-kuma-von-undefined","title":"Kengo Kuma","description":"\n                                \n                \u003cp\u003e\n                                        After Tadao Ando, Toyo Ito, and Fumihiko Maki, \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003eKengo Kuma has breathed renewed vigor and lightness into Japanese architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                        .  Departing from the modernist skyscraper of the 20th century, Kuma  traveled through his native Japan to develop a truly sustainable  approach, translating local craftsmanship and resources into  site-specific, timely buildings. Informed by tradition, and with both  feet firmly planted in the present, this “materialist” heralds \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003ea new tactile architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                         marked by its \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003eengaging surfaces\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                        , \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003einnovative structures\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                        , and \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003efluid forms\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                        , \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003ereconnecting people with the physicality of a house\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                        . Kuma’s objective, above all else, is “just to respect the culture and environment of the place where I am working.”\n                    \n                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                    \n                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         To this end, Kuma shaped the \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003eChina Academy of Art’s Folk Art Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                         partially from discarded roof tiles; created a \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003eChapel out of birch and moss\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                         in Nagano; and worked with local craftsmen to sculpt the \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003eV\u0026amp;A Dundee\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                          into a twisted, layered reflection of the Scottish coastal cliffs. With  an extraordinary sensitivity for space, light, and texture, Kuma  reveals unexpected qualities in materials, finding the weightlessness of  stone in \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003eChokkura Plaza\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                         and the softness of aluminum in the thatched roof of the \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003eYangcheng Lake Tourist Transportation Center\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                        .\n                    \n                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                    \n                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         More recently, the architect brought his philosophy to the \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003eJapan National Stadium\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                          built for the Olympic Games, originally planned for 2020. Kuma has said  the stadium could be “the catalyst that will transform Tokyo back from a  concrete city. I want it to set an example that will help alter the  direction of Japanese architectural design.”\n                    \n                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                    \n                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         In this monograph with some \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003e500 illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                         spanning \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003ephotographs\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                        , \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003esketches\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                        , and \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003eplans\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                        , Kuma guides us through his entire career to date, detailing \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003emilestone projects\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                         as well as \n                    \n                    \u003cstrong\u003eongoing works\u003c\/strong\u003e\n                                        .\n                    \n                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                        \n                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \n                \u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n            \u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783754404621\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eComplete Works 1988–Today. 45th Ed.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - 9783754404621","offer_id":57950963990853,"sku":"9783754404621","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/8232f12a-aaa9-49ff-8740-c6729562f8f6.jpg?v=1779857910","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/kengo-kuma-von-undefined","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}