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Material immaterial : the new work of Kengo Kuma / Botond Bognar ; project descriptions by Balázs Bognár.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 255 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9781568987798 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.92BOG 22
Contents:
Introduction / Kengo Kuma -- Materiality and immateriality in the architecture of Kengo Kuma / Botond Bognar : Architecture in the post-bubble era ; The early stages of Kuma's architecture ; "Particlization" and the blurring of architecture ; Minimalism and materiality ; Sensory design and Japanese traditions ; Urban-scale projects and public space ; In lieu of a conclusion -- Buildings and projects / Balázs Bognár : Old and new: redefining traditions : Waketokuyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo ; Cocon Karasuma, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto ; Ginzen Onsen Fujiya, Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture ; Sake No Hana, London ; Yien East/Archipelago, West Japan ; Cha Cha Moon, London -- Elements of organic architecture: building in wood : Yusuhara Town Hall, Yusuhara, Kochi Prefecture ; Y-Hutte, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture ; Hoshinosato Annex, Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture ; Ondo-cho CIvic Center, Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture ; JR Hoshakuji Station, Takanezawa, Tochigi Prefecture --
Challenging material: spatial filters in stone : Food and Agriculture Museum, Setagaya-ku Tokyo ; Lotus House, East Japan ; Chokkura Plaza and Shelter, Takanezawa, Tochigi Prefecture ; Suntory Museum, Minato-ku, Tokyo ; Shiseikan, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto -- New materials: innovative building envelopes : LVMH, Chuo-ku, Osaka ; Fukuzaki Hanging Gardens, Minato-ku, Osaka ; Z58 Zhongtai Box, Shanghai, China ; Tiffany Ginza, Chou-ku, Tokyo ; Opposite House Hotel, Beijing, China -- Small spaces: unique structures : Paper Snake, Anyang, South Korea ; Oribe Teahouse, Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture ; KxK Pavilion, Hara Museum, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo ; Modern Teehaus, Frankfurt, Germany ; Fuan Teahouse, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture ; Casa Umbrella, Milan, Italy ; Cidori, Milan, Italy -- Urban-scale projects: shaping public places : Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture ; Tobata C Block, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture ; Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Headquarters, Fukushima-ku, Osaka ; Sanlitun Village South, Beijing, China ; Sanlitun SOHO, China.
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Introduction / Kengo Kuma -- Materiality and immateriality in the architecture of Kengo Kuma / Botond Bognar : Architecture in the post-bubble era ; The early stages of Kuma's architecture ; "Particlization" and the blurring of architecture ; Minimalism and materiality ; Sensory design and Japanese traditions ; Urban-scale projects and public space ; In lieu of a conclusion -- Buildings and projects / Balázs Bognár : Old and new: redefining traditions : Waketokuyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo ; Cocon Karasuma, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto ; Ginzen Onsen Fujiya, Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture ; Sake No Hana, London ; Yien East/Archipelago, West Japan ; Cha Cha Moon, London -- Elements of organic architecture: building in wood : Yusuhara Town Hall, Yusuhara, Kochi Prefecture ; Y-Hutte, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture ; Hoshinosato Annex, Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture ; Ondo-cho CIvic Center, Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture ; JR Hoshakuji Station, Takanezawa, Tochigi Prefecture --

Challenging material: spatial filters in stone : Food and Agriculture Museum, Setagaya-ku Tokyo ; Lotus House, East Japan ; Chokkura Plaza and Shelter, Takanezawa, Tochigi Prefecture ; Suntory Museum, Minato-ku, Tokyo ; Shiseikan, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto -- New materials: innovative building envelopes : LVMH, Chuo-ku, Osaka ; Fukuzaki Hanging Gardens, Minato-ku, Osaka ; Z58 Zhongtai Box, Shanghai, China ; Tiffany Ginza, Chou-ku, Tokyo ; Opposite House Hotel, Beijing, China -- Small spaces: unique structures : Paper Snake, Anyang, South Korea ; Oribe Teahouse, Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture ; KxK Pavilion, Hara Museum, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo ; Modern Teehaus, Frankfurt, Germany ; Fuan Teahouse, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture ; Casa Umbrella, Milan, Italy ; Cidori, Milan, Italy -- Urban-scale projects: shaping public places : Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture ; Tobata C Block, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture ; Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Headquarters, Fukushima-ku, Osaka ; Sanlitun Village South, Beijing, China ; Sanlitun SOHO, China.

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