Kengo Kuma & Toyo Ito rumored to be designers behind new Tokyo Olympic Stadium proposals News Exclusive: Graham Foundation announces winners of 2015 Grants to Organizations News A glimpse at the 2015 CTBUH Best Tall Buildings regional winners News Christopher Hawthorne's "infatuation" with Toyo It...
His Sendai Mediatheque (2001) is one of the most influential buildings on architecture in the 21st century. He teaches at the Japan Women’s University, is professor emeritus at the Northern University of London, and visiting professor at Columbia. ...
Portrait of Toyo Ito © Yoshiaki Tsutsui Written by Vanessa Quirk Published on March 19, 2013 “Although Mr. Ito has built a great number of buildings in his career, in my view, he has been working on one project all along, -- to push the boundaries of architecture. And to achieve ...
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The architects behind 16disaster reliefshelters built following the Tōhoku earthquake as part ofToyo Ito'sHome-for-Allproject have shared their thoughts on the buildings that are still in use as community centres.More Toyo Ito, Kazuyo Sejima and Sou Fujimoto donate works for Home for All charity...
In its citation, the 2013 Pritzker jury called Ito a creator of timeless buildings, and praised him for “infusing his designs with a spiritual dimension and for the poetics that transcend all his works.” The jury further commented: “Creating outstanding architecture for more than 40 years, ...
Japanese architectToyo Itois one of the world's most revered architects but he rarely allows his buildings to be published online, hence his relatively modest showing on our Hot List. However he earned his position on the list largely thanks to his role in the saga of theTokyo 2020 Olympic...
Today, the Japanese architect Toyo Ito will receive the coveted Royal Institute of British Architects' Gold Medal and join a pantheon of greats who, since 1848, have included Edwin Lutyens, Frank Lloyd Wright, Oscar Niemeyer and Rem Koolhaas.Merrick, Jay...
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“As I did not expect it, I felt really grateful and honored to be awarded the prize,” Ito told CNN. In addition to his abstract, beautiful buildings, the Tokyo-based architect is also known for his extensive work on communal centers as part of the reconstruction in Japan following the ...