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Spotlight on Design: Toyo Ito

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October 16, 6:30–8 pm

SoD_Ito_Tama.jpgThe innovative work of the 2013 Pritzker Prize Laureate Toyo Ito is often driven by an internal critique and struggle towards perfection. In this translated program, the principal of Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects will discuss his design philosophy and remarkable work, which includes the Sendai Mediatheque in Miyagi, Japan, and Tokyo's Tama Art University Library and TOD’S Omotesando Building. This program is presented as part of Architecture Week. Additional support for this program is provided by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

1.5 LU (AIA)

$12 Museum and AIA Members; $10 Students; $20 Non-members. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.

LaFarge

The American Institute of Architects

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Spotlight on Design is sponsored by Lafarge, the world leader in construction materials, with additional support from the American Institute of Architects. Architectural Record is the official media partner of Spotlight on Design.

Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Registration is for event planning purposes only and does not guarantee a seat. Online registration for Museum programs closes at midnight the day before the scheduled program.

The Museum's award-winning Shop and Firehook Café are open for one hour prior to the start of the program. Shop and Café hours are subject to change.

Photo: Tama Art University Library. Photo courtesy Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects.

Date:
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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