｢隈 研吾 & 東川町｣
KAGUデザインコンペ
KENGO KUMA & HIGASHIKAWA
KAGU DESIGN COMPETITION
｢隈 研吾 & 東川町｣
KAGUデザインコンペ
KENGO KUMA & HIGASHIKAWA
KAGU DESIGN COMPETITION
KAGU, Connecting People to the World
Architect Kengo Kuma, who revitalizes communities through architecture, and Higashikawa, the Town of Photography and “Cultural Capital of Photography”, are calling for designs to foster a new way of life. Both the world and the relationship between people and objects are changing. With KAGU, we are aiming to develop a peaceful, mindful, and enriched lifestyle. We hope that KAGU connects objects, people, and the world, and we will work together with you to create the future. In this way, our concept of KAGU is an extension of the traditional concept of furniture. Let’s build a new lifestyle together.
KAGU, Connecting People
to the World
Architect Kengo Kuma, who revitalizes communities through architecture, and Higashikawa, the Town of Photography and “Cultural Capital of Photography”, are calling for designs to foster a new way of life. Both the world and the relationship between people and objects are changing. With KAGU, we are aiming to develop a peaceful, mindful, and enriched lifestyle. We hope that KAGU connects objects, people, and the world, and we will work together with you to create the future. In this way, our concept of KAGU is an extension of the traditional concept of furniture. Let’s build a new lifestyle together.
Photo ©Designhouse
OUTLINE
Theme
Quiet Furniture
Eligibility
Awards (Prize Money & Additional Prizes)
Grand Prize (Kengo Kuma & Higashikawa Award)
– 1 entry: ¥500,000 cash prize / Rights for commercialization
Second Prize (SOLIZE Award)
– 1 entry: ¥200,000 cash prize
Excellence Award
– 1 entry: ¥100,000 cash prize
Honorable Mention
– 7 entries: No cash prize
【Special Award】Higashikawa Woodworking Association Award
– 1 entry from the above award winners: Rights for commercialization
Tentative Schedule
July 1, 2026: Application opens
September 30, 2026: Submission deadline
Mid-January, 2027: Announcement of Selected Works
March 21, 2027: Final judging & award ceremony (held in Higashikawa)
JUDGES
Photo ©Designhouse
Kengo Kuma [Head Judge]
Architect, professor at the University of Tokyo
Eisuke Tachikawa
Representative of NOSIGNER, Director of JIDA (Former President 2021–2025), Director of WDO, and Specially Appointed Professor at Keio University
Photo: Matthew Jordan Smith
Asao Tokolo
Artist
Hiroshi Nakamura
Architect, NAP Architectural Design Office
Masahiro Harada
Architect, professor at Shibaura Institute of Technology
Katsuhiko Hibino
Artist, President of Tokyo University of the Arts
Teppei Fujiwara
Architect, associate professor at Yokohama National University
Noritsugu Oda
Chair researcher and design advisor to the town of Higashikawa
Higashikawa Woodworking Association
[Judge for Special Award]
Applications Closed
September 30, 2026
Registration is closed as of September 30, 2026.
Thank you very much for your registration.
Registration is closed as of September 30, 2026. Thank you very much for your registration.