Toyo Ito quotes

Toyo Ito is a Japanese architect celebrated for his innovative and influential architectural designs. His work often blends organic forms and cutting-edge technology to create unique urban spaces. He has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Here are 11 of his quotes:

The dreams of the 1960s began to disappear in the 1970s. The economy collapsed, and so did the optimism of the Metabolists. (Toyo Ito)
Because there are a lot of big cities in the world, people who live in cities have become more isolated than ever. View quote
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We have to base architecture on the environment. View quote
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Architects have made architecture too complex. We need to simplify it and use a language that everyone can understand. View quote
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I would like to use architecture to create bonds between people who live in cities, and even use it to recover the communities that used to exist in every single city. View quote
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There are so many constraints on the architect that public buildings almost never feel free or enjoyable. View quote
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Children don't run around outside as much as they did. They sit in front of computer games. View quote
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I am trying to counter the fixity of architectures, their stolidity, with elements that give an ineffable immaterial quality. View quote
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I will never fix my architectural style and never be satisfied with my works. View quote
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I sometimes feel that we are losing an intuitive sense of our own bodies. View quote
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I think of architecture as a piece of clothing to wrap around human beings. (Toyo Ito)

Toyo Ito

Toyo Ito - Image
Photo: Jerome Tobias, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Japanese Architect
Born: June 1, 1941
Quotes count: 11

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