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The Sendai Mediatheque is a mixed-program public facility which combines library and art gallery functions located in the city of Sendai, Japan. Toyo Ito's winning entry for an open competition commissioned by the city of Sendai in 1995, the innovative building opened to the public in January 2001. [4]
Tower of Winds, Yokohama (1986) Sendai Mediatheque, (2001) 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 ...
Pages in category "Toyo Ito buildings" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Sendai Mediatheque; T. Torre Realia BCN; Toyo Ito Museum of ...
Sendai Mediatheque (2001) in Sendai, Japan by Toyo Ito Neue Staatsgalerie (1984) in Stuttgart, Germany by James Stirling Church of the Light (1989) in Osaka, Japan by Tadao Ando; Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982) in Washington, D.C. by Maya Lin (5 votes) Tied (4 votes): Millau Viaduct (2004) in France by Norman Foster
The building was designed by Toyo Ito and is known for its innovative architecture. [28] The AER Building, Miyagi Prefectural Office, and SS30 Building have observation decks that offer panoramic views. The Sendai Trust Tower is the tallest building in Tohoku and Hokkaido. [citation needed]
January 26 – Sendai Mediatheque, Japan, designed by Toyo Ito. [4] March 11 – National Museum of Australia in Canberra, designed by Howard Raggatt [5] March 17 – Eden Project, St Austell, Cornwall, UK, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners. April – Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham, Yorkshire, UK, designed by Wilkinson Eyre.
The estimated area of the structure is 57,685 square meters (620,920 sq ft). It was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito in collaboration with Cecil Balmond at Arup AGU. It was contracted on 11 November 2009 with construction planned for 45 months. The venue had a partial opening on 23 November 2014. [3] It was officially opened in 2016.
After apprenticing with Toyo Ito, Sejima established Kazuyo Sejima & Associates in 1987. One of her first hires was Ryue Nishizawa, a student who had worked with Sejima at Toyo Ito and Associates. [3] After working for Sejima for several years, Sejima asked him to form a partnership.