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Courtesy of Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects

Some of the creations of the Japanese architect, who has been awarded the 2013 Pritzker architecture prize

Image 1 of 9 from gallery of AD Classics: Tower of Winds / Toyo Ito & Associates. Photograph by Tomio Ohashi

Tama Art University Library,Toyo Ito,Tokyo/Japan,2007

Image 40 of 51 from gallery of Toyo Ito's Taichung Metropolitan Opera House Photographed by Lucas K Doolan. Photograph by Lucas K. Doolan

This is a little collection of our favourite examples of Modern Japanese Architecture. We love the clean lines, simplicity and beauty that has been created from a range of different materials. We hope you enjoy. Feel Desain. Cubism: Question cube by Ken Yokogawa. Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito. Library House, Tochigi, Japan by […]

A look at the architectural trend of windowless homes.

"To let the flows and views of these people freely penetrate the building, we began to think of a structure of randomly placed arches which would create the sensation as if the sloping floor and the front garden’s scenery were continuing within the building. "The characteristic arches are made out of steel plates covered with concrete. In plan these arches are arranged along curved lines which cross at several points. "The spatial diversity one experiences when walking through the arches…

The catenoidal structures of the National Taichung Theatre unfold their space both vertically and laterally, forming the continuous interior space-tubes for the theatrical venue — named ‘Sound Caves’. Our design theme for this building was, from the planning to construction period, to conceive of the structural and mechanical arrangement along… Read More

Toyo Ito is a renowned architect born in 1941 in Seoul, South Korea during the time of Japanese occupation to Japanese parents.

Serpentine Gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones recalls the difficulty in convincing Toyo Ito to design the pavilion in 2002.

Hotel Porta Fira or Torres de Toyo Ito, , Plaza de Europa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Architect: Toyo Ito)

Then you should head over to Tod's, an Italian footwear retailer, on Tokyo's Ometesando boulevard. At the very least, act like you're shopping while taking in t

'a japanese constellation', a new exhibition at MoMA in new york, focuses on the work of toyo ito, and kazuyo sejima and ryue nishizawa of SANAA.

Between a mountain and a small lake in Gifu lies the Meiso no Mori Municipal Funeral Hall. The Funeral Hall takes its name, Meiso no Mori, from the Japanese ...

The story goes that famous Japanese Architect Toyo Ito initially turned down the commission to redesign this facade on the Suites Avenue Hotel on the Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona. When he realised it was almost opposite Gaudis Casa Mila (La Pedrera) he quickly changed his mind.

National Taiwan University —Ala Champ

Steel Hut This is a brand new museum that opened in August, 2011. It showcases Ito's architecture, but at the same time, it's where architectural workshops are held for children and young architects. Along with the other two museums nearby, it forms a museum trio. This museum and the Tokoro Museum are close to each other and accessible from one to the other on foot. The other museum, the Ken Iwata Mother and Child Museum, is a bit away, about five minutes' drive from the other two. This…