*THIS BOOK IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN JAPANESE.


The document of “New” architecture generated by Toyo Ito is finally released. Interviews were taken with various specialists in the most appropriate timing of each phase: beginning of designing, under construction, and completion. Three works featured in this book are the evidence that Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects has been trying to break new ground not only in design but also in technical aspects: structure and construction. Dramatic process has been developed towards the realization of unprecedented architecture.

The introduction is the interview of Toyo Ito taken by Yoshio Futagawa. He frankly talked about future prospects for his architecture. In the end of each chapter, completed works are introduced with stunning photographs.


Interviews
"Present TOYO ITO"
Interviewer: Yoshio Futagawa


Tama Art University Library (Hachioji Campus)  
Phase 1 Prologue
Speaker: Toyo Ito
Phase 2 Studies for detailed design
Speaker: Hideyuki Nakayama,
Yoshitaka Ihara (Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects)
Phase 3 On-site report
Speaker: Hideyuki Nakayama,
Yoshitaka Ihara (Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects)
Phase 4 Furniture design and layout
Speaker: Kazuko Fujie
Phase 5 Details of curved glass
Speaker: Hideyuki Nakayama,
Yoshitaka Ihara (Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects)
Saburo Iseya, Tsutomu Funaoka, Masayuki Hayashi
iAGC Glass kenzai Engineering Co., Ltd.j 
Explanation
of structure
Back to the primitive stage with the latest technologies
Speaker: Mutsuro Sasaki
Description
of work
Tama Art University Library (Hachioji Campus) 


At the chapter of Tama Art University Library, design transition from the initial proposal to the final plan is clearly shown. (one-story, underground, underground+ground floor, two stories, three stories etc..) The construction technique is reported with the engineers' voices. It is revealed how to actualize distinctive steel/concrete composite arches and curved glass windows flush with the outer walls.


Za-Koenji
Phase 1 Prologue
Speaker: Toyo Ito
Phase 2 Consideration after the competition
Speaker: Makoto Sato (Playwright, Examination committee)
Phase 3 Studies for detailed design
Speaker: Ito Toyo, Takeo Higashi, Takuji Aoshima,
Michiko Okano (Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects)
Phase 4 Structural Studies
Speaker: Takeo Higashi, Takuji Aoshima, Michiko Okano,
Rie Kigami (Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects)
Eisuke Mitsuda (Mitsuda Strcutral Consultants)
Takeshi Suzuki (Sasaki and Partners)
Phase 5 Construction of steel plate concrete
Speaker: Takuji Aoshima (Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects) Takeshi Suzuki (Sasaki and Partners) Kazumasa Goto,
Tetsuro Nagato, Chihiro Adachi (Taisei Corporation)
Ichiro Kasiwaya (Sakurai Iron Works)
Kunihiro Wada (SUNDAY CAD)
Phase 6 Furniture design
Speaker: Kazuko Fujie,
Midori Nozaki (Fujie Kazuko Atelier Co. Ltd)
Description
of work
Za-Koenji


The final plan of Za Koenji was greatly changed from the winning proposal of the competition.
The back stage of this project becomes clear by the interviews with Toyo Ito, his staffs and
the examination committee: Makoto Sato.
The architects and engineers gave talks about structure, construction, and manufacture of steel plate, and it is thoroughly described how they executed characteristic curved steel plate roof.


National Taiwan University, New College of Social Science
Phase 1 Design Process
Speaker: Toyo Ito, Takeo Higashi, Toyohiko Kobayashi, Rintaro Yabe, Toshimitsu Minami Andre Guimond (Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects)
Phase 2 Design of a bookshelf
Speaker: Toyohiko Kobayashi, Rintaro Yabe, Toshimitsu Minami (Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects) Kazuko Fujie, Midori Nozaki, Kei Watanabe (Fujie Kazuko Atelier Co. Ltd)
Phase 3 88 columns and 4 types of capital
Speaker: Rintaro Yabe(Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects)
Phase 4 Bookshelves and other furniture for open stacks
Speaker: Kazuko Fujie, Midori Nozaki (Fujie Kazuko Atelier Co. Ltd)
Description
of work
National Taiwan University, New College of Social Science


The development process of “National Taiwan University, New College of Social Science” is presented in this chapter;
The initial proposal of mesh façade, the second proposal of 3 high-rises + 1 low-rise, and the final program that possesses a separated library which structure arises from the algorithm of the double spiral.
As well as other two projects, Kazuko Fujie who cooperated in furniture design joined in the interview and talked about the studies of bookshelves layout.


List of Data
272 total pages
Size: 257×182mm
ISBN978-4-87140-475-4 C1352
25/June/2014
Japanese Text Only

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