I’m thrilled to dedicate this post to Toyo Ito who recently received the Pritzker Prize for his architectural contributions spanning four decades! For those of you who are unfamiliar with the award, it’s basically the Nobel Prize for the field of architecture :-).

I could hardly curb my enthusiasm when I heard of this announcement as Toyo Ito’s works were a source of great inspiration to me as a design student. His pursuit of beauty through simple and timeless designs still inspires me and I strive to achieve that in my own work. His works range from designing cups and saucers, mobile dog homes to multi story buildings!

So without further ado, here are some of my favorite Toyo Ito designs:

1) Tama Art University

Tokyo, Japan [via Dezeen]

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2) Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002

in London, UK [via archdaily]

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3) MAYUHANA Lighting

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4) Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre

Nagano, Japan:

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5) Mobile Home for Shiba

via Architecture for Dogs

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6) Ripples Bench for Horm

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What do you guys think of his work? Has he rightly earned his place in the Pritzker hall of fame along with I.M. Pei, Richard Meier, Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando and the likes?