Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese architect Toyoo Ito. The Japan pavilion won the Golden Lion top prize at the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition on Aug. 29, 2012. Ito, commissioner of the pavilion, exhibited along with other architects the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk.

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