Kengo Kuma

E386044

architect human

Kengo Kuma is a renowned Japanese architect known for his innovative use of natural materials and harmonious integration of buildings with their surrounding environments.

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Label	Occurrences
Kengo Kuma canonical	10

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3766393 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kengo Kuma
Context triple: [Japan National Stadium, architect, Kengo Kuma]

A. Tadao Kashio
Tadao Kashio was a Japanese engineer and entrepreneur best known for co-founding Casio and pioneering innovative electronic calculators and consumer electronics.
B. Kazuyo Kawashima
Kazuyo Kawashima is a Japanese woman best known as the mother of Princess Kiko, a member of Japan’s Imperial Family.
C. Toyo Ito
Toyo Ito is a renowned Japanese architect celebrated for his innovative, fluid designs that blend technology, nature, and urban life.
D. Kazuyo Sejima
Kazuyo Sejima is a renowned Japanese architect known for her minimalist, light-filled designs and as a founding partner of the firm SANAA.
E. Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki is a renowned Japanese architect known for his influential and eclectic postmodern designs that bridge Eastern and Western architectural traditions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kengo Kuma
Target entity description: Kengo Kuma is a renowned Japanese architect known for his innovative use of natural materials and harmonious integration of buildings with their surrounding environments.

A. Tadao Kashio
Tadao Kashio was a Japanese engineer and entrepreneur best known for co-founding Casio and pioneering innovative electronic calculators and consumer electronics.
B. Kazuyo Kawashima
Kazuyo Kawashima is a Japanese woman best known as the mother of Princess Kiko, a member of Japan’s Imperial Family.
C. Toyo Ito
Toyo Ito is a renowned Japanese architect celebrated for his innovative, fluid designs that blend technology, nature, and urban life.
D. Kazuyo Sejima
Kazuyo Sejima is a renowned Japanese architect known for her minimalist, light-filled designs and as a founding partner of the firm SANAA.
E. Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki is a renowned Japanese architect known for his influential and eclectic postmodern designs that bridge Eastern and Western architectural traditions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architect ⓘ human ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1980s ⓘ
almaMater	University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived	Architectural Institute of Japan Award ⓘ linked to: Japan Academy of Architecture Prize International Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award ⓘ Mainichi Art Award ⓘ
basedIn	Tokyo, Japan ⓘ linked to: Tokyo
birthDate	1954-08-08 ⓘ
birthPlace	Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan ⓘ linked to: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
countryOfCitizenship	Japan ⓘ
designed	Asakusa Culture and Tourism Center ⓘ Besançon Art Center and Cité de la Musique ⓘ FRAC Marseille (Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) ⓘ GC Prostho Museum Research Center ⓘ Great Bamboo Wall House (Beijing) ⓘ Japan National Stadium (Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium) ⓘ linked to: Japan National Stadium Kabukiza Theatre reconstruction (Tokyo) interior and façade elements ⓘ linked to: Kabuki-za Theatre LVMH Japan headquarters (Tokyo) ⓘ Nagano Prefectural Art Museum ⓘ Nezu Museum (Tokyo) ⓘ Odunpazarı Modern Museum (Eskişehir, Turkey) ⓘ linked to: Odunpazarı Modern Museum Portland Japanese Garden Cultural Village (Portland, Oregon) ⓘ linked to: Portland Japanese Garden SunnyHills Minami-Aoyama ⓘ linked to: Minami-Aoyama V&A Dundee (Scotland) ⓘ linked to: V&A Dundee Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum ⓘ
designPhilosophy	emphasis on tactility and materiality ⓘ to create architecture that disappears into its surroundings ⓘ use of traditional Japanese craftsmanship in contemporary forms ⓘ
educatedAt	Columbia University ⓘ
fieldOfWork	architecture ⓘ
founded	Kengo Kuma and Associates ⓘ
hasWritten	Anti-Object: The Dissolution and Disintegration of Architecture ⓘ Natural Architecture ⓘ Natural Architecture 2 ⓘ Small Architecture ⓘ
knownFor	contextual and site-sensitive design ⓘ integration of buildings with nature ⓘ use of natural materials in architecture ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Japanese ⓘ
movement	contemporary architecture ⓘ
name	Kengo Kuma ⓘ
nativeName	隈研吾 ⓘ
occupation	architect ⓘ university professor ⓘ
positionHeld	professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, University of Tokyo ⓘ professor at the University of Tokyo ⓘ
usesMaterial	bamboo ⓘ paper ⓘ stone ⓘ wood ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japan National Stadium → architect → Kengo Kuma ⓘ

V&A Dundee → architect → Kengo Kuma ⓘ

National Stadium (Tokyo) → architect → Kengo Kuma ⓘ

subject linked to: National Stadium

Japan House São Paulo → architect → Kengo Kuma ⓘ

Asakusa Culture and Tourism Center → architect → Kengo Kuma ⓘ

Suntory Museum of Art → architect → Kengo Kuma ⓘ

Kengo Kuma → name → Kengo Kuma ⓘ

Kengo Kuma and Associates → foundedBy → Kengo Kuma ⓘ

Kengo Kuma and Associates → leader → Kengo Kuma ⓘ

Kokuritsu Kyōgijō → architect → Kengo Kuma ⓘ

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