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It has been said that the Sendai Mediatheque (2000), with its revolutionary approach to engineering, marks a turning point not only in Toyo Ito's architecture but in contemporary architecture in general.
Before Sendai, Ito's work emphasized structural lightness and transparency, and what he saw as the ever-changing 'non-context' of Japanese cities. But though Ito's designs still show these early influences, after the Sendai Mediatheque he began to leave behind what he increasingly saw as the boring and inappropriate boxes favored by modernism. Ito moved toward a light, sensuous, and often organic architecture that engages with the cities around it and the people who inhabit it.
These ideas are exemplified in this unique monograph, in which Toyo Ito presents a selection of his projects, all extensively illustrated with photos, diagrams, drawings, and computer realizations. Each of the book's projects and thematic sections is introduced with a short essay by Ito.
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Lenore Penley
reviewed Toyo Ito on April 21, 2014
Toyo Ito
Mark gave me this book in anticipation of our trip this summer to see Hyde Park and Kykuit. I'm actually surprised at how much more enlightening this book is about John D. Rockfeller Sr.'s personality this book is than Titan by Ron Chernow. I'm looking forward to seeing the views, the art work and the gardens most of all. This house cost more to landscape than to build and rebuild - yikes. Three generations built and took care of this house. On the estate each of the children had a home as well as communal spaces, like the Playhouse. I would be quite interested to see these spaces, but didn't get a feel for what we'd be able to see/not see.
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