CONTENTS In Search of a New Architectural Order 7 Toyo Ito The Amazing Mr Ito 21 Dana Buntrock Genesis and Evolution 26 Taw Igarashi The Discovery of Process 30 Riken Yamamoto CAVE HOUSES 34 White U 36 House in Kasama 40 INCLUSIVE HOUSES 44 Silver Hut 46 House in Magomezawa 52 UNHEAVY METAL 56 Tower of Winds in Yokohama 58 Egg of Winds 62 Restaurant Bar 'Nomad' 64 TRANSPARENT WALLS 68 ITM Building in Matsuyama 70 T Building in Nakameguro 74 MUSEUMS 78 Yatsushiro Municipal Museum 80 Gallery U in Yugawara 84 Shimosuwa Municipal Museum 88 ROOFS WITH HOLES 92 Home for the Elderly in Yatsushiro 94 Yatsushiro Fire Station 98 DOME 102 Odate Jukai Dome 104 THEATRES 110 Nagaoka Lyric Hall 112 T Hall in Shimane 116 Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre 122 MEDIATHEQUE/EIBRARY 132 Sendai Mediatheque 134 Tama Art University Library (Hachioji campus) 144 PAVIEIONS 156 Bruges Pavilion 158 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002 162 AEUMINIUM STRUCTURES 166 Aluminium Cottage 168 Aluminium Brick Housing in Groningen 172 Dormitory for SUS Company Fukushima Br 176 URBAN NURTURE 184 Hospital Cognacq-Jay in Paris 186 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS 192 TOD'S Omotesando Building 194 MIKIMOTO Ginza 2 202 SPIRALS 208 Relaxation Park in Torrevieja 210 Island City Central Park 'GRIN GRIN' 214 Meiso no Mori Municipal Funeral Hall 222 Biography 229 Project Data 229 Indexanch 231