WEEK IN REVIEW

kengo kuma joins shigeru ban, tadao ando, and nao tamura, among others, with his contribution to the tokyo toilet project. designed to recall 'a walk in the woods,' kuma's version of a public restroom comprises five huts, each covered with cedar board louvers and nestled among the lush greenery of shibuya's nabeshima shoto park. furthermore, we spoke with the acclaimed japanese architect in time for the release of 'kuma. complete works 1988–today', a 460-page, career-spanning monograph published by taschen.

'broken circle/spiral hill', robert smithson's monumental earthwork from the 70s, is opening to the public this summer near the city of emmen, in the netherlands. designboom reached out to lisa le feuvre, executive director of the holt/smithson foundation, to learn more about the artwork’s significance to this day, as well as smithson's notions of the future. also, don't miss our conversation with simon shaw, vice chairman of the global fine arts division at sotheby’s, on the upcoming paris exhibition of christo's final works, and discover more recent interviews here.

ivana steiner has designed a zero waste kitchen made of recycled stainless steel and glass, which actively contributes to climate protection through a resource-saving lifestyle. last, if your summer break involves spending time laying by the sea, flora koel's 'OLA' poufs provide a comfortable, easy-to-transport solution that can be filled up in situ with beach sand. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out here how to upload your own project here.

the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou.