Kengo Kuma quotes
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“You could say that my aim is ‘to recover the place’. The place is a result of nature and time; this is the most important aspect. I think my architecture is some kind of frame of nature. With it, we can experience nature more deeply and more intimately. Transparency is a characteristic of Japanese architecture; I try to use light and natural materials to get a new kind of transparency.”
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“If we could combine Starbucks spirit with the spirit of the artisan, we knew we could achieve something special.”
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“The criteria for architecture after the tsunami is humbleness”
-- Kengo KumaSource : "Kengo Kuma urges architects to "be humble"". Interview with James Pallister, www.dezeen.com. March 11, 2014.
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“EMBRACING THE EXISTING Japanese perspective on urban history and context”
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“You could say that my aim is ‘to recover the place’. The place is a result of nature and time; this is the most important aspect. I think my architecture is some kind of frame of nature. With it, we can experience nature more deeply and more intimately. Transparency is a characteristic of Japanese architecture; I try to use light and natural materials to get a new kind of transparency.”
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“If we could combine Starbucks' spirit with the spirit of the artisan, we knew we could achieve something special.”
-- Kengo KumaSource : 'Inside world's coolest Starbucks - covered in cedar sticks and inspired by 1,000-year-old shrine" by Rachel Bishop, www.mirror.co.uk. March 9, 2016.
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Source : A. A. Milne (2013). “The Red House Mystery and Other Novels”, p.1247, eBookIt.com
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“Some of my academic friends think Ive fallen from a very special grace.”
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“When the spirit shines, even foggy skies make pleasant light.”
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“I have a dreadful fear that the more you try to prevent revealing the self, the more you do.”
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“Beginning with the first bite, and for every bite after, that try to chew ten times.”
Source : Aaron Hoopes (2010). “Zen Anti-Diet: Mindful Eating for Health, Vitality and Weight Loss”, p.14, Aaron Hoopes
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