Kengo Kuma 
was born in Kanagawa, Japan, and attended Eiko Gakuen junior and senior high schools. After completing a major in architecture at the University of Tokyo in 1979, he worked for a time at Nihon Sekkei and TODA Corporation.
was born in Kanagawa, Japan, and attended Eiko Gakuen junior and senior high schools. After completing a major in architecture at the University of Tokyo in 1979, he worked for a time at Nihon Sekkei and TODA Corporation.
He then moved to New York for further studies at Columbia University as a visiting researcher from 1985 to 1986. In 1987, he founded the "Spatial Design Studio".
In 1990, "Kengo Kuma & Associates", his own studio was established. During the 1998–1999 academic year, he was a visiting professor on the faculty of environmental information at Keio University. In 2008, Kuma earned his Ph.D. from Keio University , and he is currently[when?] a professor on the faculty of science and technology there, in the department of system design engineering. ~ wiki.
The Bamboo Wall House of Kengo Kuma:
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| Bamboo-wrapped central living room~tea room |
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| view from the eastern living room to the central living room and dining room |
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| central living room with glass ceiling and walls that are wrapped with bamboo louvers |
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| South Elevation |
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| Floor Plan |
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Book Description
Long regarded in Japan as a master architect, Kengo Kuma
first entered the European limelight two years ago when he won the
"Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award", being the second architect
to win this prize after Renzo Piano. Timber construction, however, is
merely one field in which this declared environmentallysensitive
architect has specialised. This monograph presents 14 selected projects
from 1992-2003, including the Museum of Hiroshige Ando and Stone Museum
(Toshigi Prefecture, Japan), the Water/Glass-Villa (Atami, Japan), the
Plastic House in Tokyo and the Bamboo House near the Great Wall of
China. All projects are portrayed in exact technical drawings full of
details and material specifications.
