An 'object' is a work of architecture that is expressly cut off from its environment. Objects are not exclusive to any particular architectural style, but objectification has long been central to western architecture. Indeed, it might even be said to be the very strategy by which modernism succeeded in conquering the world. It is all-pervasive because it is consistent with the aim of the prevailing economic system: to transform virtually everything into a commodity. In "Anti-Object", Kengo Kuma argues that this mindset prevents us from establishing a healthy relationship with the external world and suggests that an alternative form of architecture is not only desirable but possible as well.His approach is illustrated with a discussion of works by his office in which he has sought, by various tactics, to avoid objectification. The ideas embodied in these diverse projects have much in common with the Japanese tradition, not of 'monuments', but of 'weaker' buildings characterised by their use of natural light and natural materials.

隈研吾，日本建筑设计大师，享有极高的国际声誉。多年来，他一直在设计实践中探讨“建筑怎样才会消失”的命题，尝试用无秩序的建筑来消去建筑的存在感。亚洲都市的杂乱无章，在被当成常见缺点的同时亦是其魅力所在，隈研吾正是从当下性和本土性出发，考虑把这种混沌实现在一个建筑中，使它与周围的混沌融为一体。近年来，隈研吾在中国的项目包括长城脚下的公社•竹屋、瑜舍、三里屯•SOHO等。