Take a Tour of Kengo Kuma’s Expansion of the Portland Japanese Garden

The Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center is home to new gallery spaces, a multi-purpose classroom, executive offices, a gift shop, and library. The doors of the Learning Center are made with narrow planks of chestnut that are hand-hewn by Japanese workshop Nakamura Komuten, using a special Japanese adze called a "chona." The predominant wood on the interior of the Learning Center—including all of the screens—is Port Orford Cedar, while the ceiling panels are crafted from bamboo.