TOYO

ITO
BORN-JUNE
1,1941

PRESENTED
BY- NEHA
BHATT

TOYO ITO

Toyo ItoIs
aJapanesearchitectknownfor
creatingconceptualarchitecture,in
whichheseekstosimultaneously
expressthephysical
andvirtualworlds.
Hasbeencalled"oneoftheworld's
mostinnovativeandinfluential
architects.
WellKnowforhisabstractdesigns.
In1965graduatedfrom
TokyoUniversity,
DepartmentofArchitecture
In1971openhisownstudioin
TokyonamedUrban Robot .

HIS STYLE
His

work is based in the Japanese

tradition.
Particularly in the use of light, and
maintains a rational, geometric,
massive vocabulary and style.
Toyo Ito is not tied to any style,
experimenting with transparent
forms and electronic gadgets.

HIS PROJECTS

BRANCHING DESIGNS
In2001,architectTo
yo Itodesigned
Tods Omotesando
Store in Tokyo.
A unique organic
design that was
called the Tree
Building.
And itsInspiration
source,theZelkova
rtrees.

Serpentine Gallery
MATERIALS USED

Precast Light
Concrete
Claddings.
Aluminium
Flooring.
Glass
Claddings.

MIKIMOTO
"The

Mikimoto building is
commercial architecture.
They observed the affect how
Light enters the building as if
it is falling through trees. This
natural element is what links
the two buildings.

TODS OMOTESANDO."

THE TOWER OF THE WINDS (CONCRETE ST.)

The oval cylinder geometry of the Tower of the

Winds is distinguished from the other volumes
in the surroundings.

THE EGG OF THE WINDS

It is a structure of a
oval geometry.
This capsule is
attached to a wall,
suspended from the
floor by metal legs,
and gives the
impression of floating
in the air, especially
from a small public
space.