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               The article defined the Sendai Mediatheque as a boundless form. I learned Toyō Itō conceptualized two aspects of an organism, the "primitive" body, a tangible aspect that yearns for light and air, and the "virtual" body, that seeks intellectual stimulation through knowledge. Also, structurally, the building consist of three main parts: the "skin", tubes, and plates. The "blurred" architectural style in which the boundaries of the floors seems to dissipate shows the oscillation between immateriality and materiality. Also, the tubes extend through all floors, symbolic of the infinite loop between the "primitive" and "virtual" body. Like Hugo Haering's concept of buildings serving as a "second skin", it seems Toyō Itō designed the Sendai Mediatheque to be a physical manifestation of his beliefs, and the values he wants to portray to the people of Sendai.