| 1941 | Born in Japan |
| 1965 | Graduated Tokyo University, department of architecture |
| 1965-69 | Worked at Kiyonori Kikutake Architect and Associates |
| 1971 | Started his own studio, Urban Robot (URBOT) in Tokyo |
| 1979 | Changed its name as Toyo Ito and Associates, Architects |
| 1971 | Alminium House, Kanagawa |
| 1974 | Cottage in Sengataki, |
| 1975 | 'Black Recurrence' |
| 1976 | House in Nakano, 'White U', Tokyo
House in Kamiwada |
| 1977 | Hotel D |
| 1978 | PMT Building in Nagoya, Aichi |
| 1979 | PMT Building in Hakata, Fukuoka PMT Factory in Osaka, Osaka House in Koganei, Tokyo House in Chuorinkan, Kanagawa |
| 1981 | House in Kasama, Ibaragi |
| 1982 | House in Umegaoka, Tokyo |
| 1983 | House in Hanakoganei, Tokyo House in Denenchofu, Tokyo |
| 1984 | Silver Hut, house of the architect, Tokyo |
| 1985 | Project for the exhibition 'Pao as Dwelling of Tokyo Nomad Women' |
| 1986 | House in Magomezawa, Chiba Project for the exhibition 'Furniture for Tokyo Nomad Women' Restaurant 'Nomad' Tower of Winds in Yokohama, Yokohama |
| 1987 | M Building in Kanda, Tokyo |
| 1988 | House in Takagicho, Tokyo |
| 1989 | Guest House for Sapporo Beer Brewery, Hokkaido Restaurant 'Pastina' I building in Asakusabashi, Tokyo |
| 1990 | T building in Nakameguro, Tokyo Competition project 'La Maison de la Culture de Japon a Paris' Rejuvenation project for the city of Antwerpen |
| 1991 | Yatsushiro Municipal Museum, Kumamoto Lighting design for Opera House in Frankfurt Gallery U in Yugawara, Kanagawa Gate of Okawabata River City 21, 'Egg of Winds', Tokyo F Building in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo Hotel P, Hokkaido |
| 1992 | Urban design project for Shanghai Luijiazui Central Area |
| 1993 | Eckenheim Municipal Kinder Garden, Frankfurt ITM Building in Matsuyama, Ehime Amusement Complex H in Tama, Tokyo Shimosuwa Municipal Museum, Nagano |
| 1994 | Aged People's Home in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Tsukuba South Parking Building, Ibaragi |
| 1995 | Fire Station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto S House in Tateshina |
| 1981-83 | visiting lecturer at Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 1982 | P3 Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 1984-87 | Visiting lecturer at Waseda University, Tokyo |
| 1988-89 | Visiting lecturer at Tokyo University |
| 1989 | Fukuoka International Architects' Conference '89, Fukukoka Nagoya Design Conference, Aichi |
| 1991 | Visiting lecturer at Columbia University, New York |
| 1993 | Symposium 'Electronic Surface, Liquid Structure' at O museum, Tokyo Lecture 'A Garden of Microchips' at Kenchiku Kaikan, Tokyo |
| 1994 | Lecture ' Architecture that creates the environment' in Alvar Aalto Symposium, Helsinki Symposium in ARS ELECTRONICA, Linz |
| 1995 | Visiting lecturer at AA School, London Visiting lecture at Rice University Visiting lecture at Illinois University at Urbana-Champaign Lecture in Graham Foundation at Chicago Lecture in Messe AG Hannover Visiting lecture at Stuttgart Polytechnic Visiting lecture at Wiesbaden Polytecnic Visiting lecture at Technische Universitat Berlin Lecture in MOMA, New York Visiting lecture at Columbia University, New York Lecture 'Architecture in the Electronic Age' at Japan Cultural Center, Bangkok |
| 1978 | 'The New Wave of Japanese Architecture', New York and other cities in U.S.A. 'Post Metabolism' at AA school, London |
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| 1981 | 'The House as an Image' at Louisiana Museum, USA & Copenhagen, Denmark Biennale de Paris |
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| 1984 | 'Japan Air', Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||
| 1985 | 'TOKYO in Tokyo' with Kohei Sugiura at Laforet Museum, Tokyo | ||||||||
| 1986 | One man exhibition 'Architecture in City of Winds' at Gallery Ma, Tokyo 'Tokyo: Form and Spirit' at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA 'Toyo Ito: Architecture per una Citta Argentata' Fiesole, Italy |
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| 1987 | 'Architecture International Series 1987' Sydney & Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||
| 1989 | 'The Case Study Houses, MOCA '90', Los Angels, USA 'Institut Francais d'Architecture' Paris, France 'Transfiguration - Europalia '89', Brussels, Belgium 'Salon International de l'architecture', Paris, France |
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| 1990 | 'IN ARCH'. Rome, Italy| 1991 |
'Institut Francais d'Architecture', Paris, France |
'Visions of Japan' at Victoria and Albert Museum, London 1992 |
'Yokohama Urban Ring' at Spril Hall, Tokyo |
'Abitale Italia - Good Living Show in Harumi, Tokyo 'Toyo Ito' at Tooricho Gallery, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto 1993 |
'Architecture of the Year '93' at Met Hall, Tokyo |
'Electronic Surface, Liquid Structure' at O Museum, Tokyo 1995 |
'Japan Today '95, The Third Reality' at Luisiana Museum, Copenhagen |
'Light Construction' at MOMA, New York 'Today's Japan' at Tronto |
| 1981 | Translation of "The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa and Other Essays" by Colin Rowe |
| 1986 | "Toyo Ito - Kaze no Henyotai (Transfiguration of Winds)", Kajima Institute |
| 1988 | "Toyo Ito", Shinkenchiku-sha |
| 1989 | "Kaze no Henyotai - Transfiguration of Winds" , Seidosha |
| 1991 | "Toyo Ito Architecture Fluctuate", IFA France "Toyo Ito - Architecture Monograph" by Sophie Roulet and Sophie Soulie, Moniteur |
| 1992 | "Architecture in a Simulated City", INAX Yatsushiro Municipal Museum" photographed by Mitsumasa Fujitsuka, TOTO |
| 1993 | "JA Library 2 : Toyo Ito" Shinkenchiku-sha |
| 1995 | "El Croquis 71: Toyo Ito", El Croquis Editorial "Architectural Monographs No.41, Toyo Ito". Academy Editions |
| 1979 | First prize of nominated competition for Japan Airline Ticket Counter |
| 1984 | 3rd Japan Architects Association Award for House of Kasama |
| 1986 | Architectural Institute of Japan award for 'Silver Hut' First prize of nominated competition for the Tower of Yokohama |
| 1987 | Japan Interior Designers Association award for 'Nomad' and others |
| 1988 | First prize of nominated competition for lighting of Frankfurt Opera House, Germany First prize of nominated competition for 89 ARTEC Nagoya Biennale Pavilion |
| 1990 | Togo Murano award for Sapporo Brewery Guesthouse |
| 1992 | 33rd Mainichi Art Award for Yatushiro Municipal Museum |
| 1993 | BCS award for Yatsushiro Municipal Museum First prize of nominated competition for Nagaoka Municipal Cultural and Art Hall First prize of nominated competition for Taishacho Municipal Cultural Hall |
| 1994 | First prize of nominated competition for Holiday Village for Ota Ward |
| 1995 | First prize of competition for Sendai Mediatheque |