{"id":3984,"date":"2025-02-03T15:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T14:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yugening.com\/uat\/?page_id=3984"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:43:32","slug":"where-does-yugening-come-from","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yugening.com\/uat\/architecture\/theory-of-yugening\/where-does-yugening-come-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Where does YUGENING come from?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 43%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The name <strong>YUGENING<\/strong> holds layers of meaning:\u200b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>YUGEN<\/strong>(<em>\u5e7d\u8c9e<\/em>) &#8211; A Japanese concept describing the profound, mysterious beauty that words cannot capture. The feeling of awe when gazing at the stars or standing before an ancient tree.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Yugen is like a beauty that transcends the individual parts of a thing and goes beyond the whole. A beauty that comes from a holistic interpretation of experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yugen reminds us that what is initially hidden and foundational often supports what is seen and admired.\u200b\u200b\u200b And since Yugen has no equivalent in English or any other language, it made us wonder: \u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/yugening.com\/uat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yugening_Tree_Update-3-1-905x1280.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6963 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yugening.com\/uat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yugening_Tree_Update-3-1-905x1280.png 905w, https:\/\/yugening.com\/uat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yugening_Tree_Update-3-1-453x640.png 453w, https:\/\/yugening.com\/uat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yugening_Tree_Update-3-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/yugening.com\/uat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yugening_Tree_Update-3-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/yugening.com\/uat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yugening_Tree_Update-3-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/yugening.com\/uat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yugening_Tree_Update-3-1-849x1200.png 849w, https:\/\/yugening.com\/uat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yugening_Tree_Update-3-1-scaled.png 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What if &#8220;YUGEN&#8221; became a verb &#8211; a process of continuous growth: YUGENING.\u200b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The art of embracing the beauty and wonder of life with timeless grace and a childlike curiosity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a never-ending quest, tapping into diverse disciplines outside the world of architecture, to discover even better ways to enhance human life. \u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if &#08220;YUGEN&#08221; became a verb &#08211; a process of continuous growth: YUGENING.\u200b The art of embracing the beauty and wonder of life with timeless grace and a childlike curiosity. 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