Kengo Kuma : arquitectura urbana 2006-2024 = urban architecture 2006-2024 / edited by Ricardo Merí de la Maza.

Title & Author:

Kengo Kuma : arquitectura urbana 2006-2024 = urban architecture 2006-2024 / edited by Ricardo Merí de la Maza.

Publication:

Valencia, Spain : General de Ediciones de Arquitectura, 2024
©024

Description:

430 pages : illustrations, plans ; 30 cm

Series:

TC Cuadernos, Série Dedalo ; 165-166

Notes:
Parallel text in Spanish and English

Summary:

"This double issue of TC Cuadernos explores two decades of Kengo Kuma & Associates' prolific production, focusing on their urban architecture between 2006 and 2024. Through a careful selection of projects, the monograph offers a comprehensive overview of KKAA's evolution and its constant interplay between the rural, explored in TC 158, and the urban. The work is organised around five key strategies: attract, mimetize, hide, occupy and organise. These categories reveal how Kuma approaches urban design in complex contexts. Projects such as the V&A Dundee Museum in Scotland and the 1550 Alberni Street Tower in Vancouver demonstrate his ability to create architectural landmarks without resorting to traditional monumentalism, prioritising materiality and the environment. On the other hand, the Asakusa Tourist Information Centre in Tokyo and the Nezu Museum show how his architecture is subtly integrated into the urban landscape. Kuma is also known for his ability to conceal or revitalise structures, such as the Z58 Offices and the 1862 Shipyard in Shanghai, where he combines the old and the new in dialogues that enrich the urban fabric. Each project is accompanied by plans and construction details redrawn for the occasion, providing a unique technical insight into the creative process." -- Provided by publisher

ISBN:

9788417753658 (paperback)
8417753656 (paperback)

Subject:

Kuma, Kengo, 1954-
Architecture Japan 21st century.
Architecture Japan History 21st century.
Architects Japan Designs and plans.
Architecture Japon 21e siècle.
Architecture Japon Histoire 21e siècle.
Architectes Japon Dessins et plans.

Added entries:

Merí de la Maza, Ricardo, editor.
TC Cuadernos. Serie Dédalo; 165-166.

Arquitectura urbana 2006-2024 = urban architecture 2006-2024

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