The Berlage Archive: Toyo Ito (1999)

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In this installment from the Berlage Institute, Toyo Ito opens a discussion on his traveling exhibition Blurring Architecture, the first iteration of which took place in Aachen. Explaining that architecture is often thought of as a very solid element, Ito meditates on the concept of distortion and shifts in contemporary ideas of architecture. Rather than considering architecture as static, he argues for an "ambiguous boundary" that is "not about form" but rather about the "conception of architecture." Considering the effects of the economy and politics on architecture, Ito pushes deep into philosophical notions of what architecture is and does, and how inquiry shapes the physical form of designs.

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Cite: Sadia Quddus. "The Berlage Archive: Toyo Ito (1999)" 13 Dec 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/576813/the-berlage-archive-toyo-ito-1999> ISSN 0719-8884

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