The [japanese] not translated in the early captions is 木漏れ日, literally "tree-trickling light". That's an important aesthetic principle in Japan: the light makes its way through the leaves like water through stones. The light is not the pattern on the ground. I think Kuma just stepped off a 14 hour flight, please do not get the wrong impression from his English. English is impossibly different from Japanese.
"Engawa 縁側" can be translated to any type of semi-covered space, like a porch, verandah, or balcony. There is no umbrella term in English for all of them.
It would be easier for non-Japanese to understand Kuma's architecture if they knew about the development of Shinto shrines from specific sacred trees, through sacred groves and forests, to the development of sacred buildings that are interpermeable with the forests.
Around 1h of speech, he said they tried to make Saint Denis safe "bc of the terrorists living in that area", "many immigrants and Syrian immigrant", I was really enjoying his talk, but to listen to this made me really sad. I worked with children from that area, I went there many days...People are not terrorists :(
Guys, what Kuma tried to say about the Paris terror attacks was that the perpetrators of the attack were from that area, which is classed as a dangerous area, I don't think he wanted to say that all of the people living in that area were terrorists. You have to consider the language barrier he is coping with in this lecture, at times he doesn't even make sense...
I would be interested to know how heat effective these specia building designs are... I find it all so beautiful but i am curious to know how hw solves the physics questions especially heat los during the winter
Wood is sustainable but how many woods will you require to make the complete structure ? Isn’t that again cutting down of many trees. I am not aware how they manage this in Japan? Can someone give some input!
The idea is that wood is renewable, as in you can grow new trees but you can't grow concrete. As long as the wood being used is sustainably farmed in pine plantations and not old growth forests, wood is an extremely sustainable choice. Bamboo for example grows very fast, and converts the most amount of carbon into oxygen out of any plant, so growing bamboo over and over is a good carbon sink.
This architect is very incoherent, and when he talks about the projects, he's very narcissistic: "My building, my project, my, I." Can a native Japanese speaker (if hey ever heard a Japanese lecture from him) confirm that Kuma is very incoherent when he speaks Japanese as well? I honestly don't think that this is is a language barrier problem. Please prove me wrong.
Sadly the world didn't change and the West still spreads racist ,ideologies'. It is weird that it seems to be the most accepted in academical life, right.
There's a 17th century Japanese technique of preserving wood for building houses known as Yakisugi. Most buildings in Japan that were made of these have lasted over a century.
The Guardian : Tokyo Olympic stadium . After Hadid’s heady vision, the two new designs might seem a bit bargain-basement. One looks like an undercooked fried egg - a wobbly white roof with a gelatinous, albumeny middle. The other ( Kengo Kuma ) looks like a pile of salad plates cleared away before anyone had finished, with bits of lettuce poking out from between the stack of saucers.
I live near this building ...... Actually way more ambitious than it comes across in design scale ; A LOT of WOOD ..... sadly it lies unused and stands like a ghostly structure due to the postponement of the Olympics ... looking forward to see it come to life !!
at 1:00:05: 'But it's not a safe area. Many immigrants from Syria and some of those places that are living here. and you remember the terror attack in Paris happened last year and most of the terrorists were living in that area!'' Wouw! Look at these offensive statements! So we unfortunately found out that Kengo Kuma is also a racist as well as being a great architect! Sad!
@Santiago Muros Cortés Those who blame others without knowing them are prejudiced (trying to put it in the nicest way). And you are confusing the saying with homophobism! Those who accuse others with racism are simply those who are sensitive about the isssue and who get offended by that! The language people use denounces their real tendencies. Read some history or watch some news. You might learn something! Salute!
@Santiago Muros Cortés No, you are actually not getting it right. I am not morally comparing myself to Kengo. I also do not confuse the simple fact that being a superiour architect doesn't necessarily make you wander around with a halo above your head.
@Santiago Muros Cortés Who are you to judge me as being judgemental and narcissistic! I got shocked and offended by a rather racist statement of an architect I admired and you (whoever you are being his advocate) try to put me in that position! I am almost going to start having fun with this oximoron! (I am not saying moron, I'm afraid you might get it wrong as well) But there is definitely no intelligence in this arguement to gain me anything. So I'm taking off!
@Santiago Muros Cortés I watched the video and made a comment about his statement using my freedom of speech (not judging) You however don't know me a bit and insult me! That's it! As I said this is not an intellectual arguement and I do not wish to waste my time with someone who cannot see this simplest difference.
He is a generic architect. It's like a block of wood flopped on top of each other, and it's as cheap as a ready-made product. The original characteristics of wood construction are lost, and the wood is treated as a texture, making it obsolete. It is hard to believe that in 10 to 20 years, Kengo Kuma's architecture will be respectable. It's good that the superficiality and economy of commercial facilities and Kengo Kuma's architecture are linked and welcomed by society, but if they are misconstrued as a symbol of Japanese architects, it will cast a big shadow on young architects in the future. We should not only pursue superficiality.
Can you refer some works which include the original characteristics of wood construction. I’ve just recently gained interest in the topic, and would appreciate some guidance. Thanks!
I definitely echo the bottom request! curious about any architects or landscape architects (or urban designers etc) who are showing the wood work youre looking for
I find this so boring and how he explains it! Was a struggle to watch but I propose myself to watch from the 19min-29min straight up and it makes even my back hurts!
The [japanese] not translated in the early captions is 木漏れ日, literally "tree-trickling light". That's an important aesthetic principle in Japan: the light makes its way through the leaves like water through stones. The light is not the pattern on the ground. I think Kuma just stepped off a 14 hour flight, please do not get the wrong impression from his English. English is impossibly different from Japanese.
"Engawa 縁側" can be translated to any type of semi-covered space, like a porch, verandah, or balcony. There is no umbrella term in English for all of them.
Kisho Kurokawa, Arata Isozaki, and Kenzo Tange are among the Japanese architects preceding him that Kuma has mentioned.
It would be easier for non-Japanese to understand Kuma's architecture if they knew about the development of Shinto shrines from specific sacred trees, through sacred groves and forests, to the development of sacred buildings that are interpermeable with the forests.
Around 1h of speech, he said they tried to make Saint Denis safe "bc of the terrorists living in that area", "many immigrants and Syrian immigrant", I was really enjoying his talk, but to listen to this made me really sad. I worked with children from that area, I went there many days...People are not terrorists :(
Guys, what Kuma tried to say about the Paris terror attacks was that the perpetrators of the attack were from that area, which is classed as a dangerous area, I don't think he wanted to say that all of the people living in that area were terrorists. You have to consider the language barrier he is coping with in this lecture, at times he doesn't even make sense...
No he meant it. Japanese are racist.
Thank you for bringing to us the acumen of les 'chefs d'oeuvres' des architectes mondiale. When I feel down, I have something uplifting to turn to.
1:11:20
It is a Bathtub, bedroom and kitchen
"Politicians should abandon their own space" What a great design
I would be interested to know how heat effective these specia building designs are... I find it all so beautiful but i am curious to know how hw solves the physics questions especially heat los during the winter
Thank you so much for sharing!!!!!!
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Ando San (Tadao Ando)
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Enjoyed his sharing of respect for nature and his innovative solutions from his observations and reflections
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Wood is sustainable but how many woods will you require to make the complete structure ? Isn’t that again cutting down of many trees. I am not aware how they manage this in Japan? Can someone give some input!
The idea is that wood is renewable, as in you can grow new trees but you can't grow concrete. As long as the wood being used is sustainably farmed in pine plantations and not old growth forests, wood is an extremely sustainable choice. Bamboo for example grows very fast, and converts the most amount of carbon into oxygen out of any plant, so growing bamboo over and over is a good carbon sink.
19:25 Ukio-e (Fleeting world)
1:33:40
Ando San. (Tadao Ando)
7:54 arata isozaki, kisho kurokawa
the 3rd question is brave. wow
Incredible architect, beautiful buildings. Why is he flipping through the slides so fast? You have to stop the video to see these beautiful buildings.
He is not an Incredible Architect.
His architecture is all about looks and no thought of practicality
architecture as symbolic belief
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58:40
Louvers (celosías)
תודה רבה שלום
Who are dizain world high building architect? Or cevil enginear
This architect is very incoherent, and when he talks about the projects, he's very narcissistic: "My building, my project, my, I." Can a native Japanese speaker (if hey ever heard a Japanese lecture from him) confirm that Kuma is very incoherent when he speaks Japanese as well? I honestly don't think that this is is a language barrier problem. Please prove me wrong.
46:03 to turn a relaxing material into a threatening one, that's vision.
1:18:07
Polyethylene fabric
11:40
I wonder if youtube has a Z filter.
is a, as a. My brain got burned.
His comment on Syrian refugee is very sad and disappointing, saying they are all terrorist, did I understand correctly what he was trying to say???
Tienes mucha razón
Not at all
harvard graduate school of design at forever
Umbrella house great
1:00:05 the casual islamo/xenophobia... I wonder if that turned anyone's head.... I hope Kuma has learned since 2016
Sadly the world didn't change and the West still spreads racist ,ideologies'. It is weird that it seems to be the most accepted in academical life, right.
Noticed that too, wild.
i wish to achieve in Harvard Graduate School Of Design Faculty Architecture of class 2023
Wood is very warm n beautiful.But there will be many termites later n ants.
There's a 17th century Japanese technique of preserving wood for building houses known as Yakisugi. Most buildings in Japan that were made of these have lasted over a century.
The Guardian : Tokyo Olympic stadium . After Hadid’s heady vision, the two new designs might seem a bit bargain-basement. One looks like an undercooked fried egg - a wobbly white roof with a gelatinous, albumeny middle. The other ( Kengo Kuma ) looks like a pile of salad plates cleared away before anyone had finished, with bits of lettuce poking out from between the stack of saucers.
I live near this building ...... Actually way more ambitious than it comes across in design scale ; A LOT of WOOD ..... sadly it lies unused and stands like a ghostly structure due to the postponement of the Olympics ... looking forward to see it come to life !!
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at 1:00:05: 'But it's not a safe area. Many immigrants from Syria and some of those places that are living here. and you remember the terror attack in Paris happened last year and most of the terrorists were living in that area!'' Wouw! Look at these offensive statements! So we unfortunately found out that Kengo Kuma is also a racist as well as being a great architect! Sad!
@Santiago Muros Cortés Those who blame others without knowing them are prejudiced (trying to put it in the nicest way). And you are confusing the saying with homophobism! Those who accuse others with racism are simply those who are sensitive about the isssue and who get offended by that! The language people use denounces their real tendencies. Read some history or watch some news. You might learn something! Salute!
@Santiago Muros Cortés No, you are actually not getting it right. I am not morally comparing myself to Kengo. I also do not confuse the simple fact that being a superiour architect doesn't necessarily make you wander around with a halo above your head.
@Santiago Muros Cortés Who are you to judge me as being judgemental and narcissistic! I got shocked and offended by a rather racist statement of an architect I admired and you (whoever you are being his advocate) try to put me in that position! I am almost going to start having fun with this oximoron! (I am not saying moron, I'm afraid you might get it wrong as well) But there is definitely no intelligence in this arguement to gain me anything. So I'm taking off!
@Santiago Muros Cortés I watched the video and made a comment about his statement using my freedom of speech (not judging) You however don't know me a bit and insult me! That's it! As I said this is not an intellectual arguement and I do not wish to waste my time with someone who cannot see this simplest difference.
@Santiago Muros Cortés worst kind of demagogy. just taking everything I said and reflecting back. you are simply boring. bye!
hard to watch after the comments about syrian immigrants. what a shame
I agree, its outrageous can't believe thats what he thinks
1:39:00
Bullshit until the end.
He is a generic architect. It's like a block of wood flopped on top of each other, and it's as cheap as a ready-made product. The original characteristics of wood construction are lost, and the wood is treated as a texture, making it obsolete. It is hard to believe that in 10 to 20 years, Kengo Kuma's architecture will be respectable. It's good that the superficiality and economy of commercial facilities and Kengo Kuma's architecture are linked and welcomed by society, but if they are misconstrued as a symbol of Japanese architects, it will cast a big shadow on young architects in the future. We should not only pursue superficiality.
Can you refer some works which include the original characteristics of wood construction. I’ve just recently gained interest in the topic, and would appreciate some guidance. Thanks!
I definitely echo the bottom request! curious about any architects or landscape architects (or urban designers etc) who are showing the wood work youre looking for
I find this so boring and how he explains it! Was a struggle to watch but I propose myself to watch from the 19min-29min straight up and it makes even my back hurts!
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