This Pandemic Could Be Our Chance to Change Our Way of Thinking: In Conversation with Kengo Kuma
2021
| "We all have to change our way of thinking now. I want to change my architecture to be even more kind to nature," says Kengo Kuma in this Louisiana Channel interview, where he shares his thoughts on the pandemic's impact on architecture and the environment. The architect discusses the collective responsibility towards nature and the importance of designing buildings and cities that allow for and encourage outdoor activities. |
| Interviewed in May last year, the renowned Japanese architect briefly touches on how the pandemic has brought a new-found acknowledgement of climate change and the impact of human activity on the environment, with the current health crisis an extension of this strain on Earth's ecology. At the same time, Kuma outlines some new directions in the design of urban environments. |
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