{"id":472690,"date":"2026-04-10T10:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=472690"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:03:36","slug":"kengo-kuma-earth-tree-copenhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/04\/kengo-kuma-earth-tree-copenhagen\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wooden Canopy by Kengo Kuma Casts Dappled Light Around a Copenhagen Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"light streams through a wooden canopy in a large scale installation of wood and brick by Kengo Kuma\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-15.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-15-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-15-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-15-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All photos by Jacopo La Forgia, courtesy of Copenhagen Contemporary, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">A Wooden Canopy by Kengo Kuma Casts Dappled Light Around a Copenhagen Museum<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T10:03:35-05:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag\">Design<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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The monumental, site-specific installation &#8220;Earth \/ Tree&#8221; harnesses this fleeting condition through a suspended canopy of wooden slats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curved with a central opening, the diaphonous structure floats above a brick platform and a pile of rubble. These two organic materials bridge Nordic and Japanese cultures, which both value craftsmanship and continuity with the landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-12.jpg\" alt=\"light streams through a wooden canopy in a large scale installation of wood and brick by Kengo Kuma\" class=\"wp-image-472697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-12.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-12-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-12-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-12-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/kengo-kuma\/\">Kuma<\/a>\u2014who was recently awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/04\/08\/kengo-kuma-national-gallery-wing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the bid to design<\/a> the new National Gallery in London\u2014often focuses on &#8220;soft architecture,&#8221; a mode of working entwined with the environment and people who engage with the space. &#8220;Earth \/ Tree&#8221; translates this concept into the Danish museum, where it&#8217;s on view through February 21, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kuma-19.jpg\" alt=\"light streams through a wooden canopy in a large scale installation of wood and brick by Kengo Kuma\" class=\"wp-image-472702\" 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