KUMA Kengo

隈研吾 (1954~)

Internationally renowned Japanese architect, known for its ‘wooden lattice’ structure and integration of nature | 1954 born in Kanagawa Prefecture | 1979 master of architecture at “Tôkyô University”; works for Nihon Sekkei and “Toda Corporation” | 1985-86 visiting student at “Columbia University”, New York | 1987 opens own office “Spatial Design Studio” | 1990 founds “Kengo Kuma & Associates” | 1994 teaches architecture at “Columbia University”, City of New York | 1998-2009 professor at “Keio University” | 2008 founds “Kuma & Associates Europe” | 2009~ professor of architecture at Tôkyô University | 2016-2020 builds Olympic Stadium in Tôkyô