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Toyo Ito

1941 - Today

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Toyo Ito (伊東 豊雄, Itō Toyō, born 1 June 1941) is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a "simulated" city, and has been called "one of the world's most innovative and influential architects." In 2013, Ito was awarded the Pritzker Prize, one of architecture's most prestigious prizes. He was a likely front-runner for the Pritzker Prize for the previous 10 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Toyo Ito has received more than 337,910 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Toyo Ito is the 119th most popular architect (down from 97th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 57th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Architect.

Tōyo ito is a type of Japanese paper that is made from the bark of the mulberry tree. It is used for making clothes, umbrellas, and other items.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Toyo Ito ranks 119 out of 518. Before him are Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Baldassare Longhena, Eileen Gray, Theophil Hansen, Hemiunu, and Carl Gotthard Langhans. After him are Peter Eisenman, Leo von Klenze, Robert Koldewey, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, Eliel Saarinen, and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Toyo Ito ranks 96. Before him are Stephen Frears, Anne Rice, Martin Evans, Suzanne Mubarak, Alfred G. Gilman, and Igor Smirnov. After him are Jacqueline Boyer, Michael Stuart Brown, Neil Diamond, David Gross, Angelo Scola, and William Nordhaus.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Toyo Ito ranks 70 out of 1,128. Before him are Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), Cha Bum-kun (1953), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Queen Cheorin (1837), Queen Munjeong (1501), and Ri Chun-hee (1943). After him are Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Yi Hwang (1501), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Heo Jun (1546), and Yi I (1536).

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Among ARCHITECTS In South Korea

Among architects born in South Korea, Toyo Ito ranks 1. 

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