Toyo Ito
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| Toyo Ito | |
| Title | Hon. AIA, Hon. RIBA |
| Born | 1941; Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | University of Tokyo |
| Firms | Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects, Tokyo, Japan, Kiyonori Kikutake Architects and Associates |
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[edit] Projects
- Sendai Mediatheque, Sendai, Japan, 2001
- Tod's Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan, 2004
- Island City Central Park "Grin Grin" Fukuoka, 2005
- Mikimoto Ginza2, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
- Crematorium, Kakamigahara, Japan, 2006
- Tama Art University Library, Tokyo, Japan (Hachioji campus), Tokyo, Japan, 2007
- Za−Koenji Public Theater, Tokyo, Japan, 2008
- Facade Renovation, "Suites Avenue Apartment," Barcelona, Spain, 2009
- Main Stadium for World Games 2009, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2009
- Torres Porta Fira, Barcelona, Spain, 2010 (Office: 2009, Hotel: 2010)
- Taichung Metropolitan Opera House, Taichung, Taiwan
[edit] Discussion
Toyo Ito graduated from the University of Tokyo in the Department of Architecture in 1965. After working at Kiyonori Kikutake Architects and Associates, he established his own studio, Urban Robot (URBOT), in 1971, renamed Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects in 1979.
[edit] Awards
- Architecture Institute of Japan Prize, 1986 (for Silver Hut, Tokyo, 1984)
- 33rd Mainich Art Award for Yatsushiro Municipal Museum, 1992
- Ministry of Education Award for the Encouragement of Arts for "Dome in Odate," 1998
- Japan Art Academy Prize, 1999 (for Dome in Odate, Akita Prefecture, 1997)
- Accorded the Title "Academician" from the International Academy of Architecture, 2000
- The Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture from American Academy of Arts and Letters, 2000
- Grand Prize of Good Design Award 2001 from Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) (for Sendai Mediatheque)
- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from the International Architecture Exhibition NEXT at the Venice Biennale, 2002
- Architecture Institute of Japan Prize, 2003 (for Sendai Mediatheque)
- XX ADI Compasso d’Oro Award, 2004 (for "Ripples" furniture design)
- Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), 2006
- Public Building Award, 2006 (for Sendai Mediatheque)
- ADI Compasso d’Oro Award, 2008 (for the Stand Horm, 2005)
- 6th Austrian Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts, 2008
- Medalla de Oro from Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, 2009
- The Asahi Prize, 2009
- Recipient of the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale, 2010
[edit] References
- Profile at Toyo Ito Associates, Architects, web site
- Biography, Ito Toyo, 2010, Architecture, at Praemium Imperiale web site
- "Toyo Ito", by C.B. Liddell, ArchitectureWeek No. 509, 2011.0304, p C1.1
[edit] External Links
- Information about Ito Toyo at Praemium Imperiale web site (2010 laureate for architecture):
- Royal Gold Medal 2006 at the RIBA web site
