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ANUL IV _ 2010-2011 CONEXIUNILE ARHITECTURII

Anghelescu Eliza-Florina-Daniela, grupa 41B

INTERVIU TOYO ITO

what is the best moment of the day?

I like the evening very much, naturally for working the morning is the best time, but in the
evening the city totally changes and it's also when you can go have a drink.

Care este cel mai important moment al zilei?

Imi place foarte mult seara. Momentul oportun pentru lucrat este dimineata, evident, dar
seara orasul se schimba total si atunci este momentul cand poti sa iesi la un suc.

what kind of music do you listen to at the moment?

I don't listen to music much, classical music if anything at all, Bach or a japanese
composer Takemitsu Toru, who has had a great infuence on me both in terms of music
and also his writings, he wrote a few books.

Ce fel de muzica ascultati de obicei?

Nu ascult muzica foarte mult, doar cea clasica, Bach sau un compozitor japonez
Takemitsu Toru,a carui muzica a avut o influenta mare asupra mea. A scris si cateva carti
care m-au influentat de asemenea.

what books do you have on your bedside table?

there is nothing.

Ce fel de carti aveti pe noptiera?

Nici o carte.

do you read architecture and design magazines?

I haven't seen any recently and when I do look at them I flip through them quickly.

Cititi reviste de arhitectura si design?

Nu m-am uitat pe nici o revista recent, iar atunci cand ma uit le rasfoiesc rapid.

where do you get news from?

mostly from the impressions I get from walking around different cities.

De unde aflati ultimele noutati?

In mare parte din impresiile pe care mi le fac plimbandu-ma prin diferite orase.

I assume you notice how women dress. Do you have any preferences?
I don't have any particular taste regarding women's fashion, but I like to look at women's
fashion because I think that is perhaps where modern sensibility pays the most attention.

Presupun ca ati observat modul de imbracare al femeilor. Aveti vre-o preferinta?

Nu am nici o preferinta din acest punct de vedere, dar imi place sa analizez moda feminina
deoarece cred ca reprezinta probabil punctul unde sensibilitatea moderna conteaza cel
mai mult.

what kind of clothes do you avoid wearing?

suits that most japanese businessmen wear. (laughs)

Ce fel de haine evitati sa purtati?

Clasicul costum de haine pe care il poarta majoritatea oamenilor de afaceri japonezi.
(rade)

do you have any pets?

no.

Aveti vre-un animal de companie?

NU.

where do you work on your designs and projects?

lately I have spent very little time in my office, when I draw or sketch, the most creative
moments are the morning at home or at the office with my staff.

Unde lucrati pentru proiectele de arhitectura si design?

In ultimul timp am petrecut foarte putin timp la birou, insa cele mai creative momente cand
desenez sau fac o schita au loc dimineata acasa sau la birou cu echipa mea.

who would you like to design something for?

I don't have any preferences for types of buildings to design, lets say that lately I would like
to design private homes.

Pentru cine ati vrea sa creati ceva?

Nu am nici o preferinta pentru tipuri de cladire, dar as putea spune ca de la o vreme imi
place sa lucrez la proiecte de locuinte private.

do you discuss or exchange ideas with other architects?

in the past when I was young and I had a lot of free time I used to have discussions with
other architects who were my contemporaries. they were complicated discussions, long,
but now I rarely discuss things and only with a few architects with whom I exchange
opinions.

Discutati, sau schimbati idei cu alti arhitecti?

In trecut, cand eram tanar si cand aveam o gramada de timp liber, obisnuiam sa discut si
cu alti arhitecti, din aceeasi generatie cu mine. Aveau loc discutii lungi si complicate, dar
acum rar mai discut cateva treburi si sunt putini arhitecti cu care mai schimb cate o opinie.

describe your style, like a good friend of yours would describe it.
often my work is described by others as being light and transparent.

Descrieti-va stilul, asa cum l-ar descrie un bun prieten al dumneavoastra.

Deseori munca mea este descrisa de ceilalti ca fiind luminoasa si transparenta.

what project has given you the most satisfaction?

the sendai mediateque.It is a project that I worked on for 6 years, it was very stimulating.

Ce proiect va dat cea mai mare satisfactie?

Mediateca Sendai. Este un proiect la care am lucrat 6 ani. A fost foarte stimulator.

is there any architect from the past you admire?

there are many, le corbusier, mies van der rohe, and those with whom I have had direct
contact, like arata isozaki and kiyonori kikutake, whom I worked with.

Exista un arhitect din trecut pe care sa il admirati?

Sunt multi, Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, si de asemenea cei cu care am avut contact
direct ca: Arata Isozaki, Kiyonori Kikutake, cu care am si lucrat.

what current architects do you appreciate?

for example I admire rem koolhaas' vision of architecture.

Ce arhitecti contemporani apreciati?

De exemplu admir viziunea asupra arhitecturii a lui Rem Koolhaas.

architecture as media-clothing...?
I compared man to Tarzan. Tarzan in the jungle creates his body and develops it in
contact with nature, in relation to the surrounding environment. Modern man is a sort of
Tarzan who lives in the world of media, within a very developed technology. Architecture
should be a sort of media-clothing, which is necessary in order for man to have
relationship with and integrate himself into the environment. The idea of media-clothing is
a metaphor. (laughs)

Arhitectura ca o “haina-media”?
Am comparat omul cu Tarzan. In jungla Tarzan isi creaza corpul si si-l dezvolta in contact
cu natura si in relatie cu mediul inconjurator. Omul modern este un fel de Tarzan, care
traieste intr-o lume a mass-mediei alaturi de o tehnologie foarte sofisticata. Arhitectura ar
trebui sa fie un fel de imbracaminte a mass-mediei, care este necesara pentru ca omul sa
poata avea o relatie cu mediul inconjurator si de asemenea sa poata sa se integreze in el.
Ideea de “haina-media” este o metahora.(rade)

did you always want to become an architect?

in reality I always wanted to be a baseball champ.I have always been athletic and played
baseball. At a certain point since I hadn't managed to enter any university, I had no choice
but to sign up for architecture.

Ati vrut din totdeauna sa deveniti arhitect?

In realitate am vrut sa fiu jucator de baseball. Intotdeauna am avut o constitutie atletica si
am jucat acest sport, dar la un moment dat cand nu am reusit sa intru la nici o facultate,
nu am avut alta optiune decat sa ma inscriu la arhitectura.

on the news broadcast they said that italians are afraid of unemployment, criminality and
pollution.
what are you afraid of regarding the future ?
the thing that worries me the most is that everyone wears the same things, eats the same
things, lives in the same environments, this is what worries me the most.

La jurnalul de stiri s-a spus ca italienilor le este frica de somaj, criminalitate si poluare. In
ceea ce priveste viitorul, dumneavoastra ce temeri aveti?
Lucrul care ma ingrijoreaza cel mai mult este faptul ca toata lumea se imbraca la fel,
mananca aceleasi lucruri, traieste in aceleasi spatii inconjuratoare. Asta ma ingrijoreaza
cel mai mult.