POST 7. AN EXPERT ON YOUR FIELD

 

Kengo Kuma, born in Yokohama, Japan in 1954, now is one of the most important architect in Japan. His first office was in Tokyo and his name was Kengo Kuma & Associates. Renowned for use materials for his emotional content, his work has a deep relation with Japanese tradition and his structural characteristic, they most of the time he uses wood, but also stone, ceramic, bamboo, plastic, and vinyl.

I like this architect for 2 reasons:

1.   1.    The history behind why he becomes an architect, I relate to his history and maybe there’s more children and people that feel the same way. He became an architect because he grew up in a dark, dirty, and an old wooden house, and unlike his friend’s houses, all of them built with new materials, so he was ashamed of this house.

2.      2. The philosophy behind the Japanese tradition, for him the respect the environment is an important aspect and doesn’t want to stand out, try to connect the man with the nature through the local’s material.

Examples of this Works:

NEST WE GROW/ UC BERKELEY COLLAGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESING + KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATE

The construction system was inspired in the traditional woodwork of Japan and want to make an impression of Japanese forest

KENGO KUMA/ HASN CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN MUSEUM IN DENMARK

 Intended to immerse the people in a fantasy world based on the stories of Hans Christian Andersen through the architect, sound, lights, and visual effects.