{"product_id":"kengo-kuma-new-works-9780500028223","title":"Kengo Kuma: New Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second monograph on one of the world's pre-eminent architects, showcasing projects completed around the world between 2012 and 2024--a long-awaited follow-up to the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eKengo Kuma: Complete Works\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second monograph on one of the world's pre-eminent architects - a follow-up to \u003ci\u003eKengo Kuma Complete Works\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 2012 and updated in 2018.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kengo Kuma is one of Japan's leading architects and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo. Widely known as a prolific writer and philosopher, he proposes architecture that opens up new relationships between nature, technology and human beings. In this book, Kuma's second monograph, forty projects are arranged according to building use, with a timely focus on those that respond to natural disasters and the pandemic, build on the importance of local communities and address our need to come together with other people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The projects range in scale and ambition, from Japan's Olympic Stadium - where Kuma used timber from every region in the country to build the nation's largest arena - to a small community centre in Yusuhara and a fairytale museum in Denmark. Each celebrates Kuma's skill using natural materials, as he pushes these to their limits to create exciting and surprising forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A substantial introduction by Grace La considers Kuma's progression since the last book, as well as exploring the themes of his work and how they relate to the architecture world today. The projects for inclusion - stadiums and cultural centres, museums and houses, cafés and parks, temples and pavilions - have been chosen by Kuma himself as best representative of this stage in his career. None appear in the previous book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780500028223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 14 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 29.5(H)x24(L)2340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 2340\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKENGO KUMA\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Japan's leading architects. He established Kengo Kuma \u0026amp; Associates in 1990 and later became Professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, University of Tokyo, in 2009, before being named Emeritus Professor in 2020. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eArchitecture of Defeat and Small Architecture \/ Natural Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published a number of books with Thames \u0026amp; Hudson, including his first monograph as well as \u003ci\u003eKengo Kuma: My Life as an Architect in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePoint, Line, Plane\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGRACE LA\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She is co-founding Principal of LA DALLMAN, an American practice internationally recognized for integrating architecture, engineering and landscape. Author of the book \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Front\u003c\/i\u003e and a frequent speaker on architecture, she hosts the \u003ci\u003eTalking Practice\u003c\/i\u003e podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eThe buildings are grouped under six loose thematic headings, resulting in surprising juxtapositions. [...] Though unconventional, the arrangement, with projects illustrated in copious photos and a smattering of drawings, showcases Kuma's geographic, formal, and typological range.-- \"Architectural Record\"","brand":"Kengo Kuma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48997124702425,"sku":"9780500028223","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780500028223.jpg?v=1784734455","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/kengo-kuma-new-works-9780500028223","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}