Kengo Kuma and Associates Creates Earth/Tree Installation at Copenhagen Contemporary
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Cajsa Carlson
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Summary
Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates collaborated with Danish manufacturer Dinesen to create the Earth / Tree installation at Copenhagen Contemporary art centre. The installation features a suspended wooden structure that creates a sensory experience where wood from the ceiling meets brick flooring, designed to evoke connections between earth and tree elements through architectural intervention.
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The installation, which was led by Kengo Kuma and Associates partner Yuki Ikeguchi, is centred around a suspended structure made from wood slats.
Wood from the ceiling meets floor bricks in Earth
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