website: www.kkaa.co.jp
(隈 研吾, Kuma Kengo?, born 1954) is a Japanese architect. 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. 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 a professor on the faculty of science and technology there, in the department of system design engineering. Kuma's stated goal is to "recover the tradition of Japanese buildings" and to reinterpret it for the 21st century. In 1997 he won the prestigious Architectural Institute of Japan Award. Kengo Kuma is still designing architectural buildings with the inspiration of light and nature to achieve his goals such as the LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) Group's Japan Headquarters as well as one of the largest spas in the Caribbean for Mandarin Oriental Dellis Cay.
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Portland Japanese Garden Cultural Village

Portland Japanese Garden Cultural Village

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Location: Portland, USA
Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma
Towada City Community Centre

Towada City Community Centre

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Location: Towada, Japan
Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma
Z58

Z58

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Location: Shanghai, China
Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma
Momofuko Ando Center

Momofuko Ando Center

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Location: Komoro, Japan
Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma
The Opposite House

The Opposite House

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Location: Beijing, China
Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma
Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center

Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center

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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma
GC Prostho Museum Research Center

GC Prostho Museum Research Center

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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma
Lucien Pellat–Finet

Lucien Pellat–Finet

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Location: Osaka, Japan
Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma
Xinjin Zhi Museum

Xinjin Zhi Museum

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Location: Xinjin, China
Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma

Yusuhara Community Market

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Location: Yusuhara, Japan
Architect/Designers: Kengo Kuma

Cafe Kureon

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Location: Tayama, Japan
Architect/Designers: Kengo Kuma

Starbucks Fukuoka

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Location: Fokuoka, Japan
Architect/Designers: Kengo Kuma

Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum

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Location: Yusuhara, Japan
Architect/Designers: Kengo Kuma

Hiroshige Museum

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Location: Bato, Japan
Architect/Designers: Kengo Kuma

One Omotesando

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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Architect/Designers: Kengo Kuma
Nezu Museum

Nezu Museum

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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma

Nasu Ashino stone museum

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Location: ashino, Japan
Architect/Designers: Kengo Kuma

Suntory Museum of Art

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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Architect/Designers: Kengo Kuma

Ginzan Onsen Fujiya

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Location: Obanazawa, Japan
Architect/Designers: Kengo Kuma