Toyo Ito, founder and director of Toyo Ito & Associates, discusses the events and anecdotes that inspired him to produce his projects in the Japan edition of a series of virtual talks organised by Architects, not Architecture.

Architects, not Architecture is an events platform that organises talks with well-known architects, who are asked to talk about themselves instead of their projects.

The talk is part of Architects, not Architecture's Virtual World Tour series, which invites architects to talk about their journeys, influences and challenges. The world tour also includes the UK and Denmark.

Dezeen is a media partner of Architects, not Architecture Virtual World Tour - Japan.

Architects, not Architecture Virtual World Tour - Japan edition takes place online on 17 November 2021.