On 4th September, the Pritzker laureate for 2013 TOYO ITO visited CAUP. Dean Prof. LI Zhenyu introduced Mr. ITO about the college of architecture and urban planning at Tongji University, and showed him around CAUP including the laboratories and Innovation Base.

" Toyo Ito is known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a "simulated" city, and has been called 'one of the world's most innovative and influential architects'. " - From Wikipedia