Publication Self-Building Public 2 2026.08.06

A new book based on KKAA’s endowed lecture titled Self-Building Public by Taichi Kuma, held at Japan Women’s University, has been released. This guidebook explores how to create public spaces individually, presenting twelve diverse examples of varying forms and scales in both Japanese and English. Available for purchase here.

Guest Lecturers in the book
* Raumlabor Berlin｜Benjamin Foerster
* Media Surf Tokyo｜Akihiro Matsui
* MSCTY｜Nick Luscombe
* H&A｜Eri Fujisawa
* ARA｜Rie Arison
* SANU｜Takahiro Honma
* Circular Initiatives & Partners｜Akihiro Yasui
* Mass/Overview Coffee｜Max Houtzager
* Matt+Fiona｜Marthe Springett & Fiona Macdonald
* CORARE｜Tomosugu Yanakawa
* Akari Sauna｜Shunya Otsu & Luke Carstens
* AKI Architects｜Hana Greif Hayakawa & Hector Barrante Montes

Author: Taichi Kuma
Editors: Mio Hirai and Mizuki Saito
Printed by inuuniq Co., Ltd.