Toyo Ito (Architect ) was born in South Korea on a Sunday, June 1, 1941 🎈. Toyo Ito is 83 years old. He is a Gemini ♊ and was born in the Year of the Serpent 🐍.
Recipient of the 2013 Pritzker Prize in architecture; known for his conceptual designs that brought together the physical and virtual worlds. He espoused the concept of the simulated city.
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| FULL NAME: | Toyo Ito |
| BIRTH DATE: | June 1, 1941 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | South Korea |
| AGE: | 83 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Japanese |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Gemini |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Serpent |
About
Toyo Ito is a Architect. Toyo was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
He moved to Japan with his mother and sisters in 1943 from Seoul, Korea, where his parents were residing when he was born. Find out who is Toyo Ito dating right now.
He graduated from the Department of Architecture at the University of Tokyo in 1965. He then went to work for Kiyonori Kikutake Architect and Associates from 1965 until 1969, where he met fellow noted architect Itsuko Hasegawa. He founded his own studio, Urbot (Urban Robot), in 1971, later changing it to Toyo Ito & Associates in 1979.
DID YOU KNOW He designed the Sendai Mediatheque, a multi-functional library in Japan; he also designed interactive landmarks Tower of Winds in 1986 and Egg of Winds in 1991.
FACT He sought to carry on the innovative legacy of such legendary architects as Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Birthday
Currently, Toyo Ito is 83 years old. His next birthday is away. Toyo will celebrate his 84th birthday on a Sunday, June 1st. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on June 1, 1941. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Toyo Ito’s zodiac sign is Gemini. People born between May 21st and June 20th belong to the third sign in the zodiac, Gemini. Geminis are known for being curious, charismatic, extroverted, and clever. Aries & Leo are the most compatible signs for Geminis.
Famous Gemini celebrities are Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea, Natalie Portman, and Prince. Gemini ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Toyo Ito was born in the Year of the Serpent. Serpent symbolizes fertility and rebirth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Snake are intelligent, enigmatic, intuitive, charming, and beautiful. They can also sometimes be hedonistic, vain, malicious, overly materialistic, and duplicitous.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Toyo Ito is a 83 years old Architect, born in June, in the Year of the Serpent (1941), and is a Gemini. His life path number is 22. Toyo’s birthstone is Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite, and his birth flower is Rose. You may also check out all famous birthdays in June or specifically birthdays on June 1.
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