Surface Grass Construction Broke ground 11 December 2016;7 years ago Built December 2016 – 30 November 2019 Opened 21 December 2019;4 years ago Construction cost US$1.4 billion (¥157 billion) Architect Kengo Kuma Tenants Japan national rugby union team Japan national football team ...
Completed in 2019 in Shinjuku City, Japan. Images by Taisei Corporation, Azusa Sekkei Co., Ltd. , Kengo Kuma and Associates Joint Venture. Stadium with Japanese-ness, blending in with the surrounding Meiji Shrine forest - The exterior of the new Nat
Kengo Kuma, is a man you should know. He’s the Japanese architectural icon behind the Japan National Stadium, a figure whose obsession with wood has long brought a sense of organic joy to concrete-loving cities.
As spectators were not allowed into the Japan National Stadium during the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, this tour is probably your only chance to see the inside of the majestic facility designed by Japanese starchitect Kengo Kuma. While the stadium is currently under renovation, it’s open...
Design Kengo Kuma and Associates, Azusa Sekkei Contractor Taisei Corporation Address 1 Chome-17 Sendagaya, Shibuya City, Tokyo 151-0051, JapanAdvertisementJapan National Stadium – stadium description Construction of a new national stadium in Tokyo was officially on the agenda since 2008, due to ongoi...
Kengo Kuma’s five principles of design The Japan National Stadium is one of 68 designs highlighted in Kuma’s exhibition at MOMAT (June 18 – September 26), in which he discusses five of his design principles: “Hole,”“Particles,”“Softness,”“Time,” and “Oblique.” ...
11 of the top architecture firms including zaha hadid, UNStudio and toyo ito have been shortlisted in the new national stadium japan competition.
The winner of the design competition to find a replacement for the much-troubled New National Stadium is Proposal A, designed by Kengo Kuma. The new stadium will be the prime venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games but has been one of several albatrosses
National Stadium architect Kengo Kuma has a new vision for Tokyo architecture. We interview Kuma and other Olympic experts to imagine Tokyo's post-2020 era.
Being furnished with wood inside might not be surprising itself, however the extent to which timber was used in all public areas, facade and even the roof structure is unprecedented in stadium design. It's also the signature of Kengo Kuma's work, in the case of Tokyo's National Stadium ai...