“Our animal selves only really react to actual materials. Our bodies don't twitch at a drawing, so it's important to start a dialogue with mock-ups as soon as possible. Only after physically engaging with materials should we begin drawing floorpans,… — Kengo Kuma Copy Share Image
You could say that my aim is ‘to recover the place’. The place is a result of nature and time; this is the most… — Kengo Kuma Copy Share Image
“Cutting stone to the optimum basic size for building secure, aesthetically pleasing combinations was tantamount to establishing the smallest prime integer without which there… — Kengo Kuma Copy Share Image
“Architecture forms a vital link between people and their surroundings. It acts as a gentle buffer between the fragility of human existence and the… — Kengo Kuma Copy Share Image
“Our animal selves only really react to actual materials. Our bodies don't twitch at a drawing, so it's important to start a dialogue with… — Kengo Kuma Copy Share Image
“Nature is synonymous with change and potential. Whatever seems fixed and immutable within our myopic human time-span, is still in flux over glacial aeons… — Kengo Kuma Copy Share Image
If we could combine Starbucks spirit with the spirit of the artisan, we knew we could achieve something special. — Kengo Kuma Copy Share Image
EMBRACING THE EXISTING Japanese perspective on urban history and context — Kengo Kuma Copy Share Image
“But can there ever be a 100 per-cent achievement in architecture? I only distrust those who take that level of satisfaction in their work.… — Kengo Kuma Copy Share Image
“Natural materials always cause unforeseeable problems despite the most careful planning. They break and rot and split. Inconsistencies are both their charm and their… — Kengo Kuma Copy Share Image
