Actuarchi
March 17, 2013

Toyo Ito: Pritzker Prize 2013

Toyo Ito: Pritzker Prize 2013 – © Yoshiaki Tsutsui
© Yoshiaki Tsutsui

Japanese architect Toyo Ito succeeds the Chinese architect Wang Shu as winner of the Pritzker Prize.

Born in Seoul in 1941, Toyo Ito graduated in architecture from the University of Tokyo in 1965 and, six years later, set up his own practice.

To mark the occasion, Actuarchi presents an overview of his work.

White U House – 1976 – © Koji Taki
White U House – 1976 © Koji Taki
Silver Hut House – 1984 – © Tomio Ohashi
Silver Hut House – 1984 © Tomio Ohashi
Tower of Winds – 1986 – © Tomio Ohashi
Tower of Winds – 1986 © Tomio Ohashi
Yatsushiro Municipal Museum – 1991 – © Tomio Ohashi
Yatsushiro Municipal Museum – 1991 © Tomio Ohashi
Odate Dome – 1997 – © Mikio Kamaya
Odate Dome – 1997 © Mikio Kamaya
Sendai Mediatheque – 2000 – © Tomio Ohashi
Sendai Mediatheque – 2000 © Tomio Ohashi
Serpentine Pavilion – 2002
Serpentine Pavilion – 2002
Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre – 2004 – © Hiroshi Ueda
Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre – 2004 © Hiroshi Ueda
Meiso no Mori Municipal Funeral Hall – 2006
Meiso no Mori Municipal Funeral Hall – 2006
TOD’S Omotesando – 2004 – © Nacasa & Partners Inc
TOD’S Omotesando – 2004 © Nacasa & Partners Inc
Za-Koenji Public Theatre – 2008
Za-Koenji Public Theatre – 2008
Kaohsiung Stadium – 2009 – © Fu Tsu Construction Co., Ltd
Kaohsiung Stadium – 2009 © Fu Tsu Construction Co., Ltd
Museum of Architecture – 2011 – © Daici Ano
Museum of Architecture – 2011 © Daici Ano

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