Tama Art University Library, Tokyo - Toyo Ito | Iwan Baan

Tama Art University Library, Tokyo – Toyo Ito | Iwan Baan

This is a library for an art university located in the suburbs of Tokyo. Passing through the main entrance gate, the site lies behind a front garden with sm …

Sumika House, Tokyo – Toyo Ito | Iwan Baan

SUMIKA House by Toyo Ito. Tokyo, Japan For Domus magazine 922, Februari 2009 “The primitive homes of the future” Tokyo Gas invited four Japanese a …

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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.

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Throughout Toyo Ito’s writings, the relevance of depicting architecture as a tree is expressed through three topics. These include Metaphorical relations, sustainability and the comparison between the relationship of trees and of buildings. Relationships between…

Gallery of Toyo Ito’s Taichung Metropolitan Opera House Photographed by Lucas K Doolan – 5

Image 5 of 51 from gallery of Toyo Ito’s Taichung Metropolitan Opera House Photographed by Lucas K Doolan. Photograph by Lucas K. Doolan

The Paradox of Lightness and Fluidity – Nalata Nalata

Last week it was announced that Toyo Ito was awarded the 2013 Pritzker Prize for architecture, arguably the highest award in the discipline. I’ve been debating which of his projects…

david cardelús celebrates 25 years photographing barcelona

architectural photography is nothing but a matter of persuasion, a way of interpreting the city to create photographs that first seduce, then spark dialogue between architects, image-makers, and viewers.

Toyo Ito Continues to Inspire | GAB Report

Last fall, I had the chance to meet Mr. Toyo Ito up close and personal soon after I toured the Taiwan National Stadium he designed. It was during a press conference held in Taipei New Horizon, his most recent project completed in Taiwan. He was invited by the Fubon Art Foundation to meet the press in the afternoon and give

This is Tomorrow: 5 extraordinary homes of the future | Journal | The Modern House

2009This is a library for an art university located in the suburbs of Tokyo. Passing through the main entrance gate, the site lies behind a front garden with small and large trees, and stretches up a gentle slope.
“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. With these intersections, we were able to keep the arches extremely slender at the bottom and still support the heavy live loads of the floor above.” – Toyo Ito

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