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TOYO ITO
edited by andrea maffei
Electaorch/tecture
Contents
9 Toyo Ito, The Works
Andrea Maffei
19 Architecture Is No Longer "Architecture"
Water Cube - Sendai Mediatheque and Beyond
Koji Taki
Works and Projects
28 Aluminium House, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, 1970-71
30 White U, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 1975-76
34 PMT Building, Nagoya-shi, Haichi, 1976-78
38 House in Kasama, Kasama-shi, Ibaragi, 1980-81
42 Silver Hut, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 1982-84
50 Pao I, Installation for "Pao: A Dwelling of Tokyo
Nomad Woman", Seibu Department Store, Tokyo,
1985
54 House in Magomezawa, Funabashi-shi, Chiba,
1985-86
58 Project for the Exhibition "Furniture for Tokyo
Nomad Women", Tokyo, 1986
62 Nomad Restaurant, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 1986
66 Tower of Winds, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 1986
72 Yatsushiro Municipal Museum, Yatsushiro-shi,
Kumamoto, 1988-91
80 Pao II, Exhibition for "Pao: A Dwelling for Tokyo
Nomad Women", Brussels, Belgium, 1989
84 T Building in a Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo,
1989-90
88 Gallery U in Yugawara, Yugawara-cho, Kanagawa,
1989-91
94 Project for the Maison de la culture du Japon, Paris,
1990
100 Gate of Okawabata River City 21, ("Egg of Winds")
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 1990-91
104 Shimosuwa Municipal Museum, Shimosuwa-cho,
Nagano, 1990-93
112 "Visions of Japan" Exhibition, Victoria and Albert
Museum, London, 1991
116 Hotel R Shari-gun, Hokkaido, 1991-92
126 ITM Building in Matsuyama, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime,
1991-93
130 Planning and Urban Design for Luijazui
Central Area, Shanghai, China 1992
134 Old People's Home in Yatsushiro, Yatsushiro-shi,
Kumamoto, 1992-94
142 Yatsushiro Fire Station,
Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto, 1992-95
150 Nagaoka Lyric Hall, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata,
1993-96
160 Dome in Odate, Odate-shi, Akita, 1993-97
166 Community and Day-care Centre in Yokohama,
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 1994-97
174 S House in Oguni, Oguni-cho, Kumamoto,
1995-96
178 Ota-ku Resort Complex in Nagano, Chiisagata-gun,
Nagano, 1995-98
186 Notsuharu Town Hall, Notsuharu-machi, Oita,
1996-98
194 T Hall in Taisha, Taisha-cho, Shimane, 1996-99
206 Crystal Ballpark, Competition Project for Seoul
Dome, Seoul 1997
216 Project for Redesigning the Waterfront
of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 1997
222 T House in Yutenji, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo,
1997-99
226 Aluminium House in Sakurajosui, Setagaya-ku,
Tokyo, 1997-2000
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Sendai Mediatheque, Sendai-shi, Miyagi,
1997-2000
Project for the Trade Fair Centre,
Hiroshima-shi, 1997-
Project for the Extension of the Bank
of International Settlements, Basel, 1998
"Health Futures" Installation at the Expo 2000,
Hanover, 1998-2000
Groningen House, Project for a Residential Complex
in Aluminium, Groningen, 1998-2001
Project for the Centre for the Contemporary Arts,
Rome, 1999
Project for the l'Hopital Cognacq-Jay, Paris,
1999-(2004)
Oita Agricultural Park, Hayami-gun,
Oita, 2001
Project for Mahler 4 Office Block, Blok 5,
Amsterdam, 2000-01
Chronoloerv of Works
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Selected Writings by Toyo Ito
Architecture in a Simulated City
A Garden of Microchips
Simple Lines for Le Corbusier
The Image of Architecture in the Electronic Age
Tarzans in the Media Forest
Three Transparencies
A Body Image Beyond the Modern:
Is There Residential Architecture Without Criticism?
Blurring Architecture
Sendai Mediatheque Report "Under Construction"
Appendices
Biography
Bibliography
Photograph Credits