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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. . AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

. Interior designer Hugo Toro attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. . AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

. Stylist Josie attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. . AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

. Stylist Josie attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. . AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

. Interior designer Hugo Toro attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

. Designer Sabine MArcelis attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

. Actress Rossy de Palma attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

. Actor Paco León attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

. Designer Sabine MArcelis attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

. Actress Rossy de Palma attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AD 2025 Awards Ceremony Photocall - Madrid

. Actress Rossy de Palma attends the AD 2025 awards ceremony. AD Awards 2025. Among this year's winners is Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, renowned worldwide for designing the Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Designer of the Year award goes to Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, best known for her work with IKEA. The Interior Designer of the Year award is Hugo de Toro, a Frenchman of French-Mexican descent, known for his London restaurant Booking Office 1869, his apartments in Paris, as well as the Il Grande Palm Beach restaurant in Cannes, and the La Minerva hotel in Rome, on November 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by S.Villarroel/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Saint-Denis Pleyel Station - Paris Express

FRANCE. SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93) SAINT-DENIS. SAINT-DENIS PLEYEL STATION (METRO). DESIGNED BY JAPANESE ARCHITECT KENGO KUMA, IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN ?MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONS IN THE WORLD?, SELECTED IN 2025 BY THE ?PRIX VERSAILLES?, A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUPPORTED BY UNESCO. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT HUB OF THE GRAND PARIS EXPRESS. Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Core Landmark Live Theater in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 19, 2025 - The newly completed core landmark the Live Theater designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, Shanghai, China on July 19, 2025.

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Core Landmark Live Theater in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 19, 2025 - The newly completed core landmark the Live Theater designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, Shanghai, China on July 19, 2025.

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Core Landmark Live Theater in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 19, 2025 - The newly completed core landmark the Live Theater designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, Shanghai, China on July 19, 2025.

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Toyama makes New York Times's list of 52 places to go in 2025

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2025, shows a building housing Toyama Glass Art Museum in Toyama, a central Japan city selected for the New York Times's list of "52 places to go in 2025." The newspaper called the museum, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, "a towering cathedral of timber and light."

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Nobel Peace Prize exhibition in Oslo

Photo taken on the opening day of the Nobel Peace Prize exhibition on Dec. 11, 2024, at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo shows 1,000 wooden slats representing 1,000 testimonies from survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, created by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The exhibition, running through November 2025, has about 100 items on display including some related to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, whose award ceremony was held on Dec. 10.

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[Breaking News]Anti-disaster park in Okayama

KURASHIKI, Japan, July 4 Kyodo - Video taken on July 3, 2024, in an area heavily hit by the July 2018 heavy rain in Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, shows a facility in a just opened park used for anti-disaster education and as an evacuation center in the event of a disaster. The park, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, is seen as a symbol of reconstruction from the disaster, which left over 200 people dead in wide areas of western Japan, including over 70 in Kurashiki. (Kyodo)

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Anti-disaster park in Okayama

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, in an area heavily hit by the July 2018 heavy rain in Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, shows a facility in a just opened park used for anti-disaster education and as an evacuation center in the event of a disaster. The park, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, is seen as a symbol of reconstruction from the disaster, which left over 200 people dead in wide areas of western Japan, including over 70 in Kurashiki.

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Anti-disaster park in Okayama

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, in an area heavily hit by the July 2018 heavy rain in Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, shows a facility in a just opened park used for anti-disaster education and as an evacuation center in the event of a disaster. The park, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, is seen as a symbol of reconstruction from the disaster, which left over 200 people dead in wide areas of western Japan, including over 70 in Kurashiki.

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Architect Kuma to help reconstruct quake-hit Wajima city

Photo taken in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on April 7, 2024, shows renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma (L) visiting the site of a market that was gutted by a fire following a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1, together with Wajima Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi. Kuma, known for designing Tokyo's National Stadium, was named special adviser to help reconstruct the central Japan city.

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Architect Kuma to help reconstruct quake-hit Wajima city

Photo taken in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on April 7, 2024, shows renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma (L) visiting the site of a market that was gutted by a fire following a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1, together with Wajima Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi. Kuma, known for designing Tokyo's National Stadium, was named special adviser to help reconstruct the central Japan city.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a collapsed bridge over the swollen Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 6 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a collapsed bridge over the swollen Kuma River in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 5, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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2 architects believed to have proposed Olympic stadium designs

TOKYO, Dec. 17 Kyodo - Photo shows Kengo Kuma (L) and Toyoo Ito, both of whom are Japanese architects working internationally. They are believed to have each proposed designs for the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The names of the two bidders have not been officially disclosed.

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Nature conservation educator

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Shoko Tsuru (L), a nature conservation educator authorized by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, holds a fishing rod during an event at the Kuma River in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2013. She leads a dam-removal campaign for the river. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Nature conservation educator

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Shoko Tsuru, a nature conservation educator authorized by the Nature Conservation Society of Japan, takes photos to conduct an ecology survey on mudflats at the mouth of the Kuma River in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2013. She leads a dam-removal campaign for the river. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)