Comments on: Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito

By: will

will — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:04:28 +0000

yes, certainly elegant, although some details bother me. i find the lattice in the arch above the bookshelf too busy, and the furniture is pretty awful, which is an odd inconsistency for someone as sensitive as ito.

By: Denis MacEoin

Denis MacEoin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:22:16 +0000

The building is undeniably beautiful, and the interiors work well. But it is badly designed for a library. There seems to be little room for books, and these are kept at an uncomfortable level below waist height. I certainly wouldn't want to do much browsing there. Why is it that some architects get carried away by their own concepts, but ignore the human needs a building should express. Here, form most definitely doesn't follow function.

By: Cat

Cat — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:11:06 +0000

The design looks similar to Oral Roberts University's library in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

By: joko priyono S

joko priyono S — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:05:48 +0000

pretty and smooth, although concreet.

By: May

May — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:22:27 +0000

This is Beautifull!! I am gonna use this as an inspiration for my school project :)