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Toyo Ito

1941 - Today

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Toyo Ito (伊東 豊雄, Itō Toyō; born 1 June 1941) is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a "simulated" city, and has been called "one of the world's most innovative and influential architects." In 2013, Ito was awarded the Pritzker Prize, one of architecture's most prestigious prizes. He was a likely front-runner for the Pritzker Prize for the previous 10 years. A recent trend has seen less experienced and well-known winners, for example Chinese architect Wang Shu in 2012, and the award to Toyo Ito is seen as recognition of a lifetime's achievement in architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toyo Ito is the 104th most popular architect (up from 119th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 70th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Toyo Ito ranks 104 out of 518. Before him are Bartolomeo Ammannati, Luis Barragán, Hans Hollein, Arata Isozaki, Claude Nicolas Ledoux, and Filarete. After him are Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Lúcio Costa, Hemiunu, Baldassare Longhena, Theophil Hansen, and Pierre Lescot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Toyo Ito ranks 94. Before him are Mohamed Ghannouchi, Linda McCartney, Alfred G. Gilman, Franco Columbu, Lella Lombardi, and Grace Zabriskie. After him are Stephen Frears, Vladimir Voronin, Hisao Kami, Hagen Kleinert, Michael Stuart Brown, and Anne Rice.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Toyo Ito ranks 72 out of 1,128. Before him are Nam June Paik (1932), Lee Jae-myung (1964), Yi Hwang (1501), Queen Munjeong (1501), Son Heung-min (1992), and Queen Cheorin (1837). After him are Park Ji-sung (1981), Soh Jaipil (1864), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Lee Jung-jae (1972), and Andrew Kim Taegon (1821).

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Among ARCHITECTS In South Korea

Among architects born in South Korea, Toyo Ito ranks 1. 

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