Born in Kanagawa, Japan in 1954, Kengo Kuma graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Engineering in 1979. He continued his studies in New York, Columbia University and The Asian Cultural Council.

He founded the ‘spatial design’ studio in 1987, and 3 years later founded 'Kengo Kuma & Associates'.

Kuma's aim is to 'recover the tradition of japanese buildings, and to reinterpret it for the 21st century'.


http://www.kkaa.co.jp/