Toyo Ito

Toyo Ito
Ito, at a lecture in April 2009
Born (1941-06-01) 1 June 1941 (age 83)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationArchitect
AwardsPritzker Prize (2013)
PracticeToyo Ito & Associates
Websitewww.toyo-ito.co.jp
Tower of Winds, Yokohama (1986)
Sendai Mediatheque, (2001)

Toyo Ito (伊東 豊雄, Itō Toyō, born 1 June 1941) 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."[1]

In 2013, Ito was awarded the Pritzker Prize, one of architecture's most prestigious prizes.[2] He was a likely front-runner for the Pritzker Prize for the previous 10 years. A recent trend has seen less experienced and well-known winners, for example Chinese architect Wang Shu in 2012, and the award to Toyo Ito is seen as recognition of a lifetime's achievement in architecture.[3]

  1. ^ "Toyo Ito, interview". Designboom. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  2. ^ Francescani, Chris (17 March 2013). "Japanese architect Toyo Ito awarded 2013 Pritzker prize". Reuters. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ^ Christopher Hawthorne (17 March 2013). "Japanese architect Toyo Ito, 71, wins Pritzker Prize". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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