Kengo Kuma-designed residential and retail project for Daikanyama

On May 17, real estate developer Tokyu Land announced that construction had officially started on a Kengo Kuma-designed mixed-use complex just by Daikanyama Station in central Tokyo.

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Village buys abandoned Kengo Kuma-designed building

The village of Tamakawa in Fukushima has purchased an abandoned building that had been designed by Kengo Kuma.

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First Banyan Tree Hotel to open in Kyoto

Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts has chosen Kyoto City as the location of their first hotel in Japan. 

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Kengo Kuma to design new Shibuya Station area

On June 17, Tokyu Corporation and JR announced that internationally renowned architectural firm Kengo Kuma and Associates will be designing part of the new Shibuya Station area redevelopment.Read more


Kengo Kuma designs Starbucks store

Japanese modern architect, Kengo Kuma, has designed a Starbucks Coffee store for Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The new store is located along the road that leads to the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and is scheduled to open on December 16, 2011.Read more