Honorary Fellowship of RIBA
Commissioner of Kumamoto Artpolis
- 1965
- Graduated from The University of Tokyo, Department of
Architecture - 1965
- Worked at Kiyonorl Kikutake Architects and Associates
- 1971
- Started his own studio, Urban Robot (URBOT) in Tokyo
- 1979
- Changed its name to Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Main Works
- 1984
- Silver Hut - house of the architect (Tokyo,Japan)
- 1986
- Tower of Winds (Kanagawa,Japan)
- 1997
- Dome in Odate (Akita,Japan)
- 2001
- Sendai Mediatheque (Miyagi, Japan)
- 2002
- Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002 (London, UK)
- 2004
- Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre (Nagano,Japan), TOD'S
Omotesando Building (Tokyo, Japan) - 2005
- MIKIMOTO Ginza 2 (Tokyo,Japan), Island City Central Park GRIN
GRIN(Fukuoka, Japan) - 2006
- "Meiso-no-Mori" Municipal Funeral Hall (Gifu, Japan),
Hospital Cognacq-Jay, Paris (Paris, France), Vivo City, Singapore
(Harbour Front Walk, Singapore)
- 2007
- Tama Art University Library (Hachioji campus) (Tokyo, Japan)
Awards and Prizes
- 1986
- Architectural Institute of Japan Prize for 'Silver Hut"
- 1992
- 33rd Mainichi Arts Award for Yatsushiro Municipal Museum
- 1998
- Ministry of Education Award for the Encouragement of Arts for
'Dome in Odate' - 1999
- Japan Art Academy Prize for "Dome in Odate"
- 2000
- 2000 The Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize In Architecture from
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Accorded the Title 'Academician' from The International Academy
of Architecture - 2001
- Grand Prize of Good Design Award 2001 from Japan Industrial
Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) for "Sendai Mediatheque" - 2002
- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from the 8th Internatlnal
Architecture Exhibition NEXT at the Venice Biennale - 2003
- Honorary Diploma of the Architectural Association Architectural
Institute of Japan Prize for "Sendal Mediatheque" - 2004
- XX ADI Compasso d'Oro Award for"Ripples* (furniture design)
- 2006
- Royal Gold Medal from The Royal Institute of British Architects
(RIBA) Public Building Award for 'Sendal Mediatheque" - 2008
- 6th Austrian Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts
