Kengo Kuma - TIME SPACE EXISTENCE

PLANE-SITE travelled to the Tokyo offices of Kengo Kuma & Associates to discuss the topics of time, space, and existence as they relate to architecture with the eponymous architect. Kuma speaks on the humility architects require and his firm’s design philosophy of creating human, natural spaces by blending architecture and nature.
Curated and produced by PLANE-SITE, this video series features interviews with prominent architects reflecting on the topics of TIME SPACE EXISTENCE. These three concepts sketch out the contours of the world around us - a fact especially true within architecture. Taking these words as its starting point, the GAA Foundation is set to curate its fourth collateral exhibition in the context of La Biennale di Venezia Architettura, entitled Time-Space-Existence and opening in May 2018. Featuring over 100 established and emerging architects, and unapologetically international in breadth, the exhibition provides a fascinating complement to a biennial traditionally drawn along national lines.
This interview series has been made possible with the support of the European Cultural Centre.
Videographer: Michael Waldrep, for PLANE-SITE
For more on this series: plane-site.com/projects/time-s...
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Kengo Kuma & Associates: kkaa.co.jp/

[@mrbigolnuts3041]

I love it it shows lovely architecture in the country, then architects stuffed in an office, slumped in their chairs 1:37, surrounded by piles of paper, glued to a screen for hours and hours, living in a tiny windowless box. This is the reality of your 'human' architecture, little robots tapping away hoping to one day become the master robot.

[@luxuryhomemark6287]

Thank you! Kengo Kuma one of best from Japan architecture

[@vituoso.5490]

My favorite architect.

[@djcb4190]

There was a discussion that style to a building will resolve the spatial problems.

[@sohowsoon6652]

deep thinking heavy hitter SUGOI!

[@antonioexwet]

Muy interesante. Amé las cortinas del minuto 3:32.

[@Kasugogrl]

Favorite

[@JoseAyapan]

0:33

[@dannysze8183]

who is he?

[@tushkoli]

Why must architects be humble?

[@MrSamdez]

Japanese value and social construct. People are judged in Japanese society if they didn't show humbleness.

[@TheTHUSWORD]

Architects must be humble to form humble places for humanity.

[@cxar71]

I think he answered that already when he mentioned the transition from 20th century to 21st century architecture, from industrialisation to post-industrialisation and, thus, from architecture building monuments for humans to stare at to architecture building environments for humans to live in. This is a somewhat somewhat humbler goal, but much more useful for society at the same time.

[@djcb4190]

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