Architect
Toyo Ito of Japan will be the recipient of the 2013
Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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Tama Art University Library (Hachiōji campus), 2004—2007, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Ishiguro Photographic Institute |
Pritzker Architecture Prize, founded in 1979, honors annually a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.
The laureates receive a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion.
Toyo Ito is the sixth Japanese architect to become a Pritzker Laureate — the first five being the late Kenzo Tange in 1987, Fumihiko Maki in 1993, Tadao Ando in 1995, and SANAA - the team of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa in 2010.
All photos are courtesy of Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects.
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White U (house), 1975—76, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Koji Taki | |
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White U (house), 1975—76, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Koji Taki |
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White U (house), 1975—76, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Koji Taki |
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Tower of Winds, 1986, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
Photo by Tomio Ohashi |
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Dome in Odate (multipurpose dome), 1993—1997, Odate-shi, Akita, Japan
Photo by Mikio Kamaya |
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Dome in Odate (multipurpose dome), 1993—1997, Odate-shi, Akita, Japan
Photo by Mikio Kamaya |
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Sendai Mediatheque, 1995—2000, Sendai-shi, Miyagi, Japan
Photo by Nacasa & Partners Inc. |
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Sendai Mediatheque, 1995—2000, Sendai-shi, Miyagi, Japan
Photo by Nacasa & Partners Inc. |
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Sendai Mediatheque, 1995—2000, Sendai-shi, Miyagi, Japan
Photo by Tomio Ohashi |
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| Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, 2002, London, U.K |
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| Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, 2002, London, U.K |
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| Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, 2002, London, U.K |
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Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre, 2000—2004, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano, Japan
Photo by Hiroshi Ueda |
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Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre, 2000—2004, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano, Japan
Photo by Hiroshi Ueda |
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TOD’S Omotesando Building, 2002—2004, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Nacasa & Partners Inc. |
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TOD’S Omotesando Building, 2002—2004, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Nacasa & Partners Inc. |
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| Meiso no Mori Municipal Funeral Hall, 2004—2006, Kakamigahara-shi, Gifu, Japan |
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| Meiso no Mori Municipal Funeral Hall, 2004—2006, Kakamigahara-shi, Gifu, Japan |
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| Meiso no Mori Municipal Funeral Hall, 2004—2006, Kakamigahara-shi, Gifu, Japan | |
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Tama Art University Library (Hachiōji campus), 2004—2007, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Tomio Ohashi |
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Tama Art University Library (Hachiōji campus), 2004—2007, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Tomio Ohashi |
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Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, 2006—2011, Imabari-shi, Ehime, Japan
Photo by Daici Ano |
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Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, 2006—2011, Imabari-shi, Ehime, Japan
Photo by Daici Ano |
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Toyo Ito, Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, 2013
Photo by Yoshiaki Tsutsui |
