Kengo Kuma除花园外的建筑作品，建筑的工艺和设计，以及一些新型建筑物和波特兰日本花园本身---被广泛认为是在日本国外最美丽的花园。

本书介绍了日本明星建筑师在美国的首个公共项目。 Kuma通过提出一种设计，赢得了波特兰日本花园邀请赛的竞赛：该设计采用当代材料和最新的建筑技术，并以传统建筑和工艺来建设。 由此建成的一组小型建筑群与其宏伟的自然环境完美融合。这为Kuma的建筑理念提供了一个杰出的例子: 将自然与建筑物，将过去和现在无缝连接在一起，而不至于陷入模仿或多愁善感的陷阱。 本书分章节描述了日本文化及对自然的崇敬，日本的建筑和花园，Kengo Kuma除花园外的建筑作品，建筑的工艺和设计，以及一些新型建筑物和波特兰日本花园本身---被广泛认为是在日本国外最美丽的花园。

Kengo Kuma and the Portland Japanese Garden introduces the star Japanese architect s first public project in the United States. Kuma won the Portland Japanese Garden invitational competition by proposing a design that, while executed with contemporary materials and the latest construction technology, also builds on the principles of traditional architecture and craftsmanship. The resulting group of small buildings superbly blends with its magnificent natural environment and provides an outstanding example of Kuma s artistry of seamlessly connecting nature and architecture as well as past and present without falling into the trap of mimicry or sentimentality. The book includes chapters on the reverence of nature and Japanese culture, on architecture and gardens in Japan, on the architecture of Kengo Kuma beyond the garden, and on craftsmanship and design, as well as on the new buildings and the garden itself, which is widely considered the most beautiful such garden outside Japan.