Omonatopoeia architecture as a place making tool for sustainable smart cities- learning from Kengo Kuma projects

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Abstract

This paper examines some architectural projects of Kengo Kuma in Japan and his idea about omonatopeoia architecture as a tool for sustainable place-making. Kengo Kuma uses Onomatopoeia architecture term as a design approach, which refuses to accept architecture as the subject of operations by higher-ranking actors (architects), but postulates architecture and humans on the same level. Architects are not at the head of architecture, but walk around the architecture with users, thus creating sustainable resilient environment as a vital component of smart place-making. There are several projects in Japan which illustrates his approach as beneficial for sustainable development and environmental conservation by buildings – Kitakami Canal Museum, Bato Hiroshige Museum, a Buddha statue hall, stone storages open air museum and others will be examined to argue for the relevance of this approach to be applied beyond Japanese context.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCSA 2024 Proceedings
PublisherSpringer
Number of pages9
Publication statusAccepted for publication - 21 Apr 2024
EventThe 2024 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications - Thuyloi University/ online, Hanoi, Vietnam
Duration: 1 Jul 20244 Jul 2024
https://iccsa.org/

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceThe 2024 International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications
Country/TerritoryVietnam
CityHanoi
Period1/07/244/07/24
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Keywords

  • Omonatopoeia Architecture
  • Kengo Kuma
  • Co-design Process

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