EMBRACING THE EXISTING Japanese perspective on urban history and context Kengo Kuma More Quotes by Kengo Kuma More Quotes From Kengo Kuma You could say that my aim is ‘to recover the place’. The place is a result of nature and time; this is the most important aspect. I think my architecture is some kind of frame of nature. With it, we can experience nature more deeply and more intimately. Transparency is a characteristic of Japanese architecture; I try to use light and natural materials to get a new kind of transparency. Kengo Kuma important light thinking The criteria for architecture after the tsunami is humbleness Kengo Kuma humbleness criteria architecture If we could combine Starbucks' spirit with the spirit of the artisan, we knew we could achieve something special. Kengo Kuma achieve spirit special
