3/7/16 As the verticalization of cities progresses, we are increasingly separated from the natural environment and forced to live in a mechanically controlled artificial environment. When we consider ecology and sustainability, the most important themes for architecture and cities in the 21st century, we must distance ourselves from Modernism and reconstruct architecture based on the life that embraces nature. In this lecture, Toyo Ito will explore this theme through the series of studies done with Harvard GSD students in Fall 2015, concerning tomorrow’s architecture on the small island of Omishima, Japan; and public architecture in regional cities, and a proposal for the New National Stadium in Japan. Toyo Ito, Kenzo Tange Design Critic in Architecture at Harvard GSD, is principal of Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects, in Tokyo.

Comments

1. He's 75!! Man does he ever look 55!
2. Muy bueno gracias por subirlo!
3. As much as I like his earlier works and think Ito is a genuine guy, the quality of finish to the Taichung Opera House is painful to watch and ultimately sinks the staggering construction and engineering effort invested. I understand the ambitious nature of it, however it is a real shame.
4. so many images blurred
5. Got a chance to see this lecture in Singapore last year. The slides were amazing. Its unfortunate that they blurred most here.
6. Big personne!
7. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to hear the presentation but a real shame that there are many images that unfocused.