TOYO ITO
International Children’s Architectural
Model Workshop Exhibition
Superstudio
Tortona District, Milan Presented during Milan Design Week 2026, April 21–26
From 100 small hands across five nations,
PEACE ISLAND rises.
One Earth – House of the Heart
An international educational project that explores architecture as a shared language for imagining the future.
Under the theme “One Earth – House of the Heart,” students and children from five universities across five countries formed collaborative workshop teams.
Each child worked alongside a university teaching assistant to create architectural models.
One hundred small “Houses of the Heart,” crafted with care and imagination, are connected to form a collective vision ̶ “Peace Island.”
Encircling this island, six architects respond with encouragement and architectural interpretation, expressing hope for the future through the power of design.
Here, architecture becomes a bridge between generations, cultures, and tomorrow.
Participating Universities:
The University of Tokyo (Japan)
Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Aalto University (Finland)
Umeå University (Sweden)
ESAD – College of Art and Design (Portugal)
Participating Architects:
Toyo Ito
Kazuyo Sejima
Manabu Chiba
Sou Fujimoto
Klein Dytham architecture
Maki Onishi + Yuki Hyakuda (o+h)
General Producer : Toyo Ito
Planning & Venue Design / Creative Director : Kenji Kawasaki
Special Support :
Shigeru Sato ABLE & PARTNERS
Supported by :
Japan Tobacco Inc. Benesse Corporation LAWSON
Obayashi Corporation Kajima Corporation Shimizu Corporation Takenaka Corporation
Mori Building Co., Ltd. Asian Institute of Management Research REAL Style TDW
Organized by :
Design Association Liberal Arts Association (GIA) / TOKYO DESIGN WEEK (TDW)
Ichiro Fujisaki Shigeru Sato Hiroo Mori Ken Mogi Shigeki Maeda
Produced by :
TOKYO COMPANY / IMAGINE UNIVERSITY
Hidetoshi Kawasaki Narumi Hayashi Kate Kawasaki Nelsy Leidi (Italy) Masaaki Tachi (Italy)