Art&DesignWinter2024

ALSO AVAILABLE ISBN: 978-0-7643-6680-2 Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (216 x 279 mm) Pages: 288 Price: $50.00, £45.99, 73.00 CAD UK Pub Date: January 2025 Illustrations: 500+ color images Binding: hardcover BISAC: ARCHITECTURE / Individual Archi- tects & Firms / Monographs ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 2024 KKAA Kengo Kuma & Associates By Kengo Kuma, Foreword by Michael J. Crosbie Discover the essence of architect Kengo Kuma’s creativity by seeing how he works with details in his projects Each of the six chapters focuses on a material or process, like Thatching and Mineral, and covers 38 global projects Projects include One Health Carbon Gate, Stone Museum, China Academy of Art’s Folk Art Museum, V&A at Dundee, Portland Japanese Garden Cultural Village, Japan National Stadium, and the Albert Kahn Museum This new book on Kengo Kuma, one of the world’s most respect- ed architects, focuses on architectural detailing throughout 38 global projects to discover his creative essence. Kuma’s gentle but commanding commentary, accompanied by hundreds of photos and diagrams, focuses on how architectural details reveal his identity across a journey of discovery. This evolution is told in six chapters —Fabric, Mineral, Green, Thatching, Bamboo, and Wood—and covers 38 projects from around the world. Each project has been carefully curated to tell specific developments in this coming-of-age story. As he explains the details of each project, readers will see more of Kengo Kuma’s creative essence throughout his process. Concepts covered here offer clarity on his perspective as an architect and include • creating softness with hard materials, • the relationship between openness and anti-volume, • and how to use geometry to mitigate the natural contours of a building site. What unfolds is an architectural vision of craft developed through the exploration of historical processes and expectations, craftsmanship, and artistic skill. About the Author Kengo Kuma established KKAA Kengo Kuma & Associates in 1990. He is currently a university professor and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo after teaching at Keio University and the University of Tokyo. KKAA projects are currently underway in more than 40 countries. Kengo Kuma proposes architecture that opens up new relationships among nature, technology, and human beings. ISBN 978-0-7643-6680-2 INNOVATIONS IN MASS TIMBER 978-0-7643-6743-4 224 pp. | 9" x 11" (229 x 279 mm) | hardcover $45.00, £40.99, 64.00 CAD HEAVY TIMBER STRUCTURES 978-0-7643-5420-5 224 pp. | 12" x 9" (305 x 229 mm) | hardcover $45.00, £40.99, 64.00 CAD NEW THIS SEASON | 17