Kengo Kuma Interview: Architecture for Our Time
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2021
- "Literature and architecture have very much in common, they have to provide people with dreams.” Kengo Kuma, one of Japan’s most influential architects, has designed the new Olympic stadium in Tokyo and is currently working on the Haruki Murakami Library in Tokyo and a new Hans Christian Andersen museum in Denmark. But the pandemic will change the way Kuma works, he says.
Having grown up in a wooden house build in 1942, Kengo Kuma admits that it has had a strong impact on his architecture, for instance, are natural materials such as wood crucial. Kuma mentions Japanese architect Kenzu Tange (1913-2005) as an inspiration and his Yoyogi National Gymnasium, constructed for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was a reason for Kuma when he was a child and dreamt of becoming an architect.
In 2020 Kengo Kuma completed the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. Originally Kuma was inspired by Kenzo Tange’s Olympic stadium from 1964. “But what people need in our time is not something with an interesting form, but something which is in harmony with the forest. Our idea with that building is to show that we live in a time of harmony with nature.”
“I am always trying to create architecture, that cherishes its surroundings. I look at the characteristics of the place. Then I do my best to include this in the shaping of my architecture. The oldest friend humans have is wood.”
“I am really impressed by birds’ nests. You find the original form of a house in the nest. We have gotten this pandemic because we are spoiling the earth. And now when we have spoiled the environment, we can see that our lives are at stake. This pandemic could be our chance to change our way of thinking. After the pandemic, I want to change my architecture to be even more kind to nature. We cannot as before only think of what is inside. People have to get out and walk in nature. Cities hardly have any places to walk outside.”
Kengo Kuma (born 1954) is considered one of the most significant contemporary Japanese architects. In 1987 he founded the Spatial Design Studio (now Kengo Kuma & Associates) and opened his Paris Studio in 2008. In 1987, he founded the Spatial Design Studio. In 1990, Kengo Kuma & Associates, his own studio was established. During the 1998-1999 academic year, he was a visiting professor at the Faculty of Environmental Information at Keio University. In 2008, Kuma earned a Ph.D. from Keio University. In October 2021 The Waseda International House of Literature (The Haruki Murakami Library) will open. Kuma is the designer of the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo which has been built for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Kengo Kuma was interviewed at his office in Tokyo by Mette Holm, in May 2020.
Camera: Yudai Maruyama
Edit: Kasper Bech Dyg
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Thank you for video!
Japanese architecture is more often organic since time,the open court residences is a testament of their commitment to nature as priority. This approach of design that blends well with nature forms part of their culture and tradition from the past generations to present.
Another great video
Wonderful!
Interesting man....good attitude towards life and the planet.
love it
Thank you so much
Great interview! I liked how he compared his building to bird nests. What an interesting concept?
Beautiful :)
I love him, he is the type of architect I wanted to be.
but . . .
@@carolinawren3594 but i don't have the gift
I'm glad this is in japanese, thanks!
Lol well said
日本語でのインタビューなので見やすく聞きやすいです(^^)
🔥
Interesting
Allowing the mind to dream again by surrounding our lives with more natural settings. As we are able to experience less developed countries or research our ancestors living quarters, we are able to realize that we can also live as the once did. Automation will make these statements even more impactful as the necessity to live close to work during the past takes on a whole new meaning. When more people are able to connect online, economies will grow all over the world. Dense living will become a choice, not an essential way of life. Adding forest to densely populated urban areas will decrease the pulse of the city, return to the forests. More skyrise developments will begin incorporating trees into their building designs. Respectfully, Scott
I know one architecture in Sydney by Kuma, it's made of wood, beautiful library at Darling Square. I wonder however, the woods become molded overtime, how long will it last?
depending on the kind of wood and conservation treatments, can last centuries
@@PinyataSpirit the timbers in our house are strong. it's nara and it's been here since 1945. No signs of decay or termite infestation. probably due to the treatment done 76 years ago.
It was part of their intention to let the wooden spirals age with time. So that the library is more alive and I liked that!
at least for 1000 years you could check the temple from China and Japan.
Who is the author and publisher of the book ToolBook on his bookshelf?
Love Kuma but saving planet and traveling to distant places in the world is a contradiction.
you must have not read the book by the architectural master Venturi - “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture”
I have concerns about the generous, even luxurious use of lumber in these projects. This is not a practical or sustainable use of lumber products. It’s wasteful in the extreme. Only the very wealthy could afford this sort of construction. At least concrete is more durable and affordable than this.
This is true, trends like this won’t last. This is not the way most people build in the future like he predicted. To be honest, he is still part of the starchitect culture which granted him this luxurious way of designing.
Don't be concerned. It's beautiful work and the kids absolutely love it.