KENGO KUMA

The first exhibition of a significant personality in contemporary world architecture in Central Europe, which takes place in collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University and under the auspices of the Embassy of Japan in the Czech Republic. The studio will present Kuma's projects with models emphasizing the European continent; a lecture by Kengo Kuma will also be part of the exhibition prior to its opening.


Organizers/
Jaroslav Fragner Gallery
Kengo Kuma & Associates
 
Supported by/
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, State Fund for Culture of the Czech Republic, City of Prague, Prague 3 Municipality, Czech Architecture Foundation, Prague 1 Municipality, Bamboo Design, Halla, Karlin Group

 
Kengo Kuma is a globally recognized Japanese architect with branches in Tokyo and Paris. Among his most famous works are the Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum, Water/Glass (AIA Benedictus Award), Stage in Forest, Asakusa, Research Center in Prostho GC Museum, Sunny Hills Japan, the Ginzan 'Shirogane-yu' spa, the Sake No Hana restaurant, and the Toyoma Center for Performance Arts (Architectural Institute of Japan Annual Award). Current works include Kabukiza, Besancon Arts and Culture Center, and FRAC in Marseille.
 
In 2015, he was selected as the author of the Olympic Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
 
Kuma is also the author of several publications, such as Anti-Object, and more recently, Natural Architecture and Small Architecture, which have garnered a wide readership around the world.