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Toyo Ito: Architecture’s Direction Post-March 11

The tragic events of March 11, 2011, have served as a springboard for social, artistic and economic innovation in the Tohoku region and Japan as a whole. This newfound energy and innovation has helped contribute to the changing of attitudes and industries. Toyo Ito, commissioner of the Golden Lion-winning Japan Pavilion at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale and founder of Toyo Ito & Associates, rethinks future towns and architecture, and speaks about his conversations with victims of the 3/11 tragedy and the renewed importance of human-to-human and human-to-nature bonds.











When: Mon., Oct. 15, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Where: Japan Society
333 E. 47th St.
212-832-1155
Price: $12
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The tragic events of March 11, 2011, have served as a springboard for social, artistic and economic innovation in the Tohoku region and Japan as a whole. This newfound energy and innovation has helped contribute to the changing of attitudes and industries. Toyo Ito, commissioner of the Golden Lion-winning Japan Pavilion at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale and founder of Toyo Ito & Associates, rethinks future towns and architecture, and speaks about his conversations with victims of the 3/11 tragedy and the renewed importance of human-to-human and human-to-nature bonds.

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