Ren Ito Arq

Informação sobre Ren Ito Arq

Ren Ito Arq é um gabinete de arquitetura com base no Porto, fundado pelo Ren Ito em 2011.
O fundador, arquiteto japonês, forma-se na Tohoku University de Sendai e aprofunda a sua instrução com a formação em Arquitetura Sustentável na Escola de Arquitetura, Architectural Association school of Architecture, em Londres, em 2004.
Começa a sua carreira em 1999 no Fujita Corporation, no Japão, e acaba por a afinar e consolidar em Portugal, no escritório do Arquiteto Álvaro Siza Vieira, colaborando desde o ano 2004 até 2011.
O interesse e a experiencia maturada no âmbito da arquitetura sustentável o leva a participar ao concurso internacional, promovido pela AIA California, U.S.A, Architecture at ZERO no ano 2012 onde ganha o primeiro premio com o projeto Cactus.
Atribuindo uma atenção particular a investigação, a qual se dedica paralelamente a gestão do gabinete, publica em 2014 o Livro Álvaro Siza Design Process - IST Press Portugal e é co-autor do livro Architects Working Abroad - the world is filled with opportunity publicado no Japão pelo Gakugei Syuppan.

O gabinete Ren Ito Arq presta serviços no âmbito da reabilitação e arquitetura, incluindo habitação, hotéis, restaurantes, clinicas e escolas.

Ren Ito, a Japanese architect based on Porto, Portugal. He graduated from architecture course of Tohoku University, Sendai Japan, and obtained master degree in urban designing at same university. He was entitled another master degree about sustainable design by Architectural Association school of Architecture, London on 2004.
Starting his career at Fujita Corporation from 1999 to 2002, Ren Ito has collaborated with the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira from 2004 to 2011. He collaborated with Joaquim Portela on 2011 and opened his own practice, Ren Ito Arquiteto on 2011.
He was granted the Japanese Government Overseas Study Programme fellowship for Artists at 2005 and Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar at 2002.
He was awarded the first prize of Architecture at ZERO competition organized by AIA California, U.S.A and the second prize of The Japan Institute of Architects competition 2000 organized by Architectural Association in Japan.
He published Álvaro Siza Design Process from IST Press Portugal and he is co-author of Architects Working Abroad - the world is filled with opportunity published by Gakugei Syuppan, Japan.