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Kengo Kuma

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Kengo Kuma (隈 研吾, Kuma Kengo; born August 8, 1954) is a Japanese architect and emeritus professor in the Department of Architecture (Graduate School of Engineering) at the University of Tokyo. Frequently compared to contemporaries Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima, he is also noted for his prolific writings. Kuma is the designer of the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, built for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In politics, he is an advisor for the city of Kitakyushu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kengo Kuma is the 280th most popular architect (down from 254th in 2019), the 878th most popular biography from Japan (down from 774th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Kengo Kuma ranks 280 out of 518. Before him are Friedrich August Stüler, Charles Percier, Salomon de Bray, Salomon de Brosse, Marian Spychalski, and Josep Maria Jujol. After him are William Chambers, Jacques Ignace Hittorff, Cedric Gibbons, Bernardo Buontalenti, Werner March, and Nicolai Eigtved.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Kengo Kuma ranks 177. Before him are Zhong Shanshan, Ilan Pappé, Brigitte Lin, Didier Six, Andrés Pastrana Arango, and Kader Abdolah. After him are Abdelilah Benkirane, Larry Wall, Tallis Obed Moses, Derek Warwick, Don Wilson, and Patricia McPherson.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kengo Kuma ranks 878 out of 6,245. Before him are Senhime (1597), Osamu Dezaki (1943), Takashi Ono (1931), Katō Yoshiaki (1563), Higaonna Kanryō (1853), and Sakuma Shōzan (1811). After him are Takiji Kobayashi (1903), Takaji Mori (1943), Akira Endo (1933), Tsuda Umeko (1864), Sō Yoshitoshi (1568), and Mie Hama (1943).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Japan

Among architects born in Japan, Kengo Kuma ranks 8. Before him are Kenzō Tange (1913), Arata Isozaki (1931), Fumihiko Maki (1928), Kisho Kurokawa (1934), Shigeru Ban (1957), and Kazuyo Sejima (1956). After him are Kunio Maekawa (1905), Kiyonori Kikutake (1928), and Ryue Nishizawa (1966).

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