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Nov 1, 2026 · User Experience Design

Kengo Kuma: Letting Materials Become the Starting Point of Design

The article analyzes Kengo Kuma's design philosophy through 29 images, exploring how he uses materials, light, and environment to blur architectural boundaries, redefines material character through particleization, develops spatial systems from small joints, extends theory to handheld scale with TSUMIKI blocks, and examines how former associates Koizumi Architects and Shuhei Kamiya continue his site-sensitive approach in their own projects.