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Toyo Ito

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Japanese architect (born 1941)

JapanArchitectsBorn 1941 · age 85
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Toyo Ito is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds.

Photos 12

Tower of Winds, Yokohama (1986)Tower of Winds, Yokohama (1986)Sendai Mediatheque, (2001)Sendai Mediatheque, (2001)

Awards 8

2021The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
2018Person of Cultural Merit
2013Pritzker Architecture Prize
2010Praemium Imperiale
2008Frederick Kiesler Prize
2006Royal Gold Medal
2002Golden Lion
1999Japan Art Academy Prize

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Connected to Toyo 6

Aldo RossiAlso won Pritzker Architecture PrizeAnish KapoorAlso won Praemium ImperialeCharles GarnierAlso won Royal Gold MedalToshi IchiyanagiAlso won Japan Art Academy PrizeTsutomu YamazakiAlso won The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with RosetteÉric RohmerAlso won Golden Lion

About this person

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."

Country
Japan
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
living
Dates
Born 1941 · age 85
Written about in
30 languages

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