Completed in 1976 in Nakano, Japan. Toyo Ito was commissioned for this building by his older sister after her husband sadly lost his battle with cancer in the 1970s. Having lived for a ...

The story of the U-House – how Toyo Ito built a white U-shaped building for his sister to help her in the wake of her husband’s death from cancer – and why the building was eventually demolished ...

In 1976, he designed “White U”, a home for his sister (pictured above), ... "The Life and Work of Toyo Ito, 2013 Pritzker Laureate " 17 Mar 2013. ArchDaily.

LOS ANGELES — Japanese architect Toyo Ito, whose buildings have been praised for their fluid beauty and balance between the physical and virtual world, has won the 2013 Pritzker Architecture ...

Japan-based Toyo Ito & Associates designed the new Museo Internacional del Barroco in Mexico, an art museum situated on a UNESCO world heritage site.

Japanese architect Toyo Ito has been awarded the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize, one of field's most prestigious awards, for his conceptually creative designs and "timeless" buildings, the prize ...