Toyō Itō

          In the article on Toyō Itō, a Japanese architect and designer of Sendai Mediatheque, writer Sherman Hollar explains Toyō Itō road to innovative architecture. Known for his expressive architecture, Toyō Itō often approaches his projects with consideration of the senses as well as physical needs. He was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2013 for his architectural design, giving off an aura of "optimism, lightness, and joy and is infused with both a sense of uniqueness and universality.” Also, in the article, the Sendai Mediatheque was mentioned, for its characteristic reflection of the architecture and his belief that “all architecture is an extension of nature.”