Toyo Ito

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Toyo Ito


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in Japan
June 01, 1941

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Ito was born in Seoul, Korea under Japanese rule to Japanese parents on 1 June 1941. In 1943, he moved to Japan with his mother and two sisters, and graduated from the University of Tokyo's department of architecture in 1965.

Toyo Ito is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a "simulated" city, and has been called "one of the world's most innovative and influential architects."
In 2013, Ito was awarded the Pritzker Prize, one of architecture's most prestigious prizes
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Average rating: 4.12 · 98 ratings · 8 reviews · 17 distinct works
Toyo Ito: Blurring Architec...

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Architecture Words 8: Tarza...

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Tarzans in the Media Forest...

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L'architecture du jour d'après

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Juan O’Gorman: Casa O’Gorma...

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Toyo Ito

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建筑改变日本

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Serpentine Gallery Pavillio...

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1971-2001

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Mangiarotti

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