The Inaugural Emilio Ambasz Lecture: Kengo Kuma

The Columbia University Department of Art History and Archaeology is pleased to announce the Emilio Ambasz Lecture Series: Architecture as Poetry. The inaugural lecture will be presented by the renowned architect Kengo Kuma on the topic of “The Materials and Structures of a Poetic Practice.” The lecture will be followed by a reception in the Leo Café, located in the Asia Society’s Garden Court.

About Kengo Kuma

Kengo Kuma was born in 1954. He established Kengo Kuma & Associates in 1990. He is currently a University Professor and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo after teaching at Keio University and the University of Tokyo. KKAA projects are currently underway in more than 50 countries. Kengo Kuma proposes architecture that opens up new relationships between nature, technology, and human beings. His major publications include Kengo Kuma Onomatopoeia Architecture Grounding (X-Knowledge), Nihon no Kenchiku (Architecture of Japan, Iwanami Shoten), Zen Shigoto (Kengo Kuma – the complete works, Daiwa Shobo), Ten Sen Men (Point Line Plane, Iwanami Shoten), Makeru Kenchiku (Architecture of Defeat, Iwanami Shoten), Shizen na Kenchiku (Natural Architecture, Iwanami Shinsho), Chii-sana Kenchiku (Small Architecture, Iwanami Shinsho) and many others.

For more information, visit: https://kkaa.co.jp/en/about/kengo-kuma/