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Kengo Kuma

Japanese architect (born 1954)

Kengo Kuma (隈研吾, Kuma Kengo; born August 8, 1954) is a Japanese architect and emeritus professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Tokyo. Frequently compared to contemporaries Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima, Kuma designed the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, built for the 2020 Summer Olympics.²

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Born Aug 8, 1954.¹

Companies

KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATESFounder¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedColumbia University³
Date not recordedUniversity of Tokyo³
Date not recordedKeio University³

Kuma was born in Kanagawa, and attended Eiko Gakuen Junior and Senior High School. After graduating in architecture from the University of Tokyo in 1979, he worked for a time at Nihon Sekkei and Toda Corporation.

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Career

Occupation: university teacher, architect, designer.^{5 7}

Date not recordedWorked at Toda Corporation⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Kochi Prefectural Forestry College⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Columbia University⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Keio University⁴
Date not recordedWorked at University of Tokyo^{4 5}
Date not recordedWorked at Nihon Sekkei⁴
Date not recordedFounded Kengo Kuma & Associates⁶

In 1987, Kuma founded the Spatial Design Studio, and in 1990, he established his own firm, Kengo Kuma & Associates. He has taught at Columbia University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Keio University, where in 2008, Kuma was awarded a Ph.D. degree in architecture. As a professor at the Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Tokyo, he runs a variety of research projects concerning architecture, urbanism and design within his laboratory, Kuma Lab. Kengo Kuma & Associates employs over 300 architects in Tokyo, China (Beijing and Shanghai) and Paris, designing projects of diverse type and scale throughout the world.

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Personal life

BornAug 8, 1954, Ōkurayama⁸
CitizenshipJapan⁹

Kuma is married to architect Satoko Shinohara. They have a son, Taichi, who is also an architect.

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Awards

2021Time 100¹⁰
Date not recordedGlobal Award for Sustainable Architecture^{10 11}
Date not recordedMedal with Purple Ribbon¹⁰
Date not recordedOfficer of Arts and Letters¹⁰
Date not recordedSpirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award¹⁰

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WikidataKengo Kuma on Wikidata
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WikipediaKengo Kuma on Wikipedia
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WikidataKengo Kuma: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataKengo Kuma: Worked at Toda Corporation, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at University of Tokyo, as reported
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WikidataKengo Kuma: Founded Kengo Kuma & Associates, on Wikidata
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WikidataKengo Kuma: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataKengo Kuma: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataKengo Kuma: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataKengo Kuma: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataKengo Kuma: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataKENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsKengo Kuma photo by Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design, CC BY 2.0

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