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aerial view of the national mall
Mission Accomplished

Marlon Blackwell Architects, James Corner Field Operations, and others are among the firms shortlisted to design forthcoming Global War on Terrorism Memorial

sunset view of residential tower
O’ Say Can You Sea

Kengo Kuma and Associates unveils design for its first residential tower in the United States

Campus dormitory
Open, Closed, and In Between

Kengo Kuma utilizes modular assembly for student housing in Switzerland

rendering of a temporary room covered in cascading vines in Times Square
Great Outdoors Please

Daily digest: Raúl Cordero’s Times Square oasis, Kengo Kuma to design auditorium for Portland Japanese Garden, and more

White stone arches leading out from a church, designed by kengo kuma
Arch-Typical

Kengo Kuma will reinvigorate a medieval French cathedral with a new sculptural entryway

A blocky concrete structure facing the ocean, now owned by kanye west
Business In The Front, Party In The Back

Daily digest: Kanye West buys a Tadao Ando home, Sherwin-Williams announces its color of 2022, and more

kengo kuma giving a lecture from a podium
The Big TIME

Kengo Kuma named one of 2021’s most influential people in TIME 100

A slinking spiraling installation for milan design week
Rise and Fall

Daily digest: Ida deaths highlight the need for basement apartment reform, OPPO teams with Kengo Kuma for Milan Design Week, and more

view of a timber and glass building through a veil of vegetation at a museum celebrating Hans Christian Andersen
Ugly Ducklings and Timber Cladding

Kengo Kuma’s Hans Christian Andersen museum facilitates a trippy foray into fairy tale land

overhead view of a coastal city in china
Beach-y Keen

Kengo Kuma, Anish Kapoor among architects and artists tapped for Pavilions by the Seaside in Haikou, China

Many people in front of a large building with swooped, concrete curves; the new Founders’ Memorial
Singapore Slopes

Kengo Kuma & Associates chosen to design Founders’ Memorial in Singapore

Interior of an ACE Hotel with wood finishes
Nippon Nights

Kengo Kuma and Commune Design team up for the Ace Hotel Kyoto

Aerial rendering of the National Stadium in Tokyo, surrounded by low-rise buildings
Olympics Overload

Kengo Kuma’s National Stadium in Tokyo is complete

Interior rendering of swimming complex with diving pool and swimming pool, in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics
Beyond Kengo Kuma

AN rounds up the hottest 2020 Summer Olympics venues in Tokyo

Two-faced Tower

Kengo Kuma will build off of a historic facade in Seattle

Cabins suspended under a concrete canopy
Coming Up Kuma

Kengo Kuma dangles a timber cabin for a Swiss writers’ residency

Rendering of Japan's 2020 National Stadium
Timber Faster, Higher, Stronger

Kengo Kuma is crafting a timber temple to sports for the 2020 Olympics

Kengo Kuma's Victoria and Albert Design Museum in Dundee, Scotland
V&A on the Tay

Kengo Kuma’s Victoria and Albert Design Museum comes in to dock in Scotland

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