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Creative collaborative of Iroha Ito and Andrew Lucia. Architecture, design and art.
ルチア+伊藤によるアート、デザイン＆建築設計チーム。
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Our work, "the Alchemist" will be at University at Buffalo SUNY this Fall!

The work is developed for and included in the Exhibition, "Section as Cosmogram: From the Heavens to the Earth"
curated by David Salomon @dsalomon01 , Chair and Associate Professor, Ithaca College.

9/14/2026, 5PM - Opening Reception and Gallery Talk at Hayes Hall, UB, Buffalo, NY. @ubuffaloarchplan
Lucia @and_lucia (LUCITO @lucitodesign , Visiting Critic at Cornell AAP @cornellaap @cornellarchitecture ) will join a panel discussion. Please come say hi!

Image from the exhibition at Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College, NY. Sept. 2025. by @lucitodesign

Meta Xenakis in Japan this week:

3/28/2026 in KYOTO, Japan
14:00 at ROHM Theatre Kyoto @rohmtheatrekyoto (architecture by Kunio Maekawa, 1960)

3/31/2026 in TOKYO, Japan
14:00 at FSX Hall, Kunitachi Arts Center

The event is an extension of "Meta-Xenakis Global Symposium" held in 2022 where Andrew @and_lucia presented his academic research related to Xenakis' body of work. The symposium's publication will be available at the events.

We cannot be there😢We hope our friends in Japan can check it out! There was one on 25th in Aichi (sold out a long ago). by @lucitodesign

Ongoing exhibition, "Unfinished Business", features student work produced for ARCH 4509/6509 Special Topics in Visual Representation: Model Behavior, instructed by Fall 2025 Visiting Critic Iroha Ito.

@iiroha @lucitodesign
@cornellaap @cornell.architecture

Process matters in the making of architecture.

Model Behavior is an exploration into the role of physical models in the process of architectural design, as an act of thinking. In this seminar, the act of playfully sketching through physical material is explored as an integral part of design thinking.

In contrast to “final models,” this course examines the use of massing, sketch, and study models in the development of conceptually and spatially compelling projects. Both historically and in contemporary practice, physical models often hold significance. They may not serve as precise facsimiles to every aspect of an architectural work, but they help one to articulate the qualities of space to be achieved in a physical world.

Exhibition Credit (*curatorial lead):

Dillon Bush (B.Arch. ’27)
Minjoo Jang (M.Arch. ’28)
Kalven Owen (B.Arch. ’28)
Freda (Penglai) Qiu* (B.Arch. ’26)
Eliany Rodriguez (M.Arch. ’28)
Jiawei Sun* (B.Arch. ’26)
Jasmine Wang (B.Arch. ’28)
Jonathan Wilmers (B.Arch. ’26)
Danielle Zhang (M.Arch. ’26)
Stephen Zhuang (B.Arch. ’27)

Special thanks to guest lecturers (in order of appearance):

John Zissovici @johnzissovici , Studio-Z; Professor Emeritus, Cornell AAP
Asuka Fujita @asukafujita , Yuko Nagayama & Associates
Shohei Yoshida @big.sho , Shohei Yoshida + Associates

Images
(courtesy of Anson Wigner, creative producer of @cornellaap):

1. Overview of the exhibition in E.Sibley Hallway
2. Jonathan Wilmers
3. Jiawei Sun
4. Freda Qui
5. Kalven Owen

February 9th - March 6th, 2026 by @lucitodesign

Phase II of the Hull Rust Mine Overlook and Park as photographed by @peterjsieger a couple of months ago. LUCITO has been working on the Hull Rust Mine project together with the City of Hibbing since 2016.

View from the exhibition space looking across the reception desk and outward to the active mine beyond.

Phase II of the project comprises a pair of 2-season building structures serving as a visitors’ center. These buildings are perched on the north side of the Upper Park affording views to the active mine beyond. Like the distributed concrete landscape elements of Phase I, these building structures act as framing devices to the vistas beyond in addition to their primary function as a visitor center.

Project Team (Visitor Center):
LUCITO, design @lucitodesign
SEH Inc., architect of record @seh.inc
SEH Inc., structural and civil engineering
The Design Group, MEP
Max Gray Construction, general contractor

Photography by Peter J. Sieger

#lucitodesign #landscape #ironoremine #minnesota #minnesotaarchitecture #hibbingminnesota #mineview #minneapolisarchitecture #neminneapolis #visitorcenter @cornellaap @iiroha @and_lucia @minnesotatimberandmillwork by @lucitodesign

Phase II of the Hull Rust Mine Overlook and Park as photographed by @peterjsieger a couple of months ago. LUCITO has been working on the Hull Rust Mine project together with the City of Hibbing since 2016.

This image captures the main visitor center's welcome desk and lounge to view the active mine.

Phase II of the project comprises a pair of 2-season building structures serving as a visitors’ center. These buildings are perched on the north side of the Upper Park affording views to the active mine beyond. Like the distributed concrete landscape elements of Phase I, these building structures act as framing devices to the vistas beyond in addition to their primary function as a visitor center.

Project Team (Visitor Center):
LUCITO, design @lucitodesign
SEH Inc., architect of record @seh.inc
SEH Inc., structural and civil engineering
The Design Group, MEP
Max Gray Construction, general contractor

Photography by Peter J. Sieger

#lucitodesign #landscape #ironoremine #minnesota #minnesotaarchitecture #hibbingminnesota #mineview #minneapolisarchitecture #neminneapolis #visitorcenter @cornellaap @iiroha @and_lucia @minnesotatimberandmillwork by @lucitodesign

Phase II of the Hull Rust Mine Overlook and Park as photographed by @peterjsieger a couple of months ago. LUCITO has been working on the Hull Rust Mine project together with the City of Hibbing since 2016 and we are delighted to finally begin sharing.

Phase II of the project comprises a pair of 2-season building structures serving as a visitors’ center. These buildings are perched on the north side of the Upper Park affording views to the active mine beyond. Like the distributed concrete landscape elements of Phase I, these building structures act as framing devices to the vistas beyond in addition to their primary function as a visitor center.

Project Team (Visitor Center):
LUCITO, design @lucitodesign
SEH Inc., architect of record @seh.inc
SEH Inc., structural and civil engineering
The Design Group, MEP
Max Gray Construction, general contractor

Photography by Peter J. Sieger

#lucitodesign #landscape #ironoremine #minnesota #minnesotaarchitecture #hibbingminnesota #mineview #minneapolisarchitecture #neminneapolis #visitorcenter @cornellaap @iiroha @and_lucia @minnesotatimberandmillwork by @lucitodesign

Phase II of the Hull Rust Mine Overlook and Park as photographed by @peterjsieger a couple of months ago. LUCITO has been working on the Hull Rust Mine project together with the City of Hibbing since 2016 and we are delighted to finally begin sharing.

Phase II of the project comprises a pair of 2-season building structures serving as a visitors’ center. These buildings are perched on the north side of the Upper Park affording views to the active mine beyond. Like the distributed concrete landscape elements of Phase I, these building structures act as framing devices to the vistas beyond in addition to their primary function as a visitor center.

Project Team (Visitor Center):
LUCITO, design @lucitodesign
SEH Inc., architect of record @seh.inc
SEH Inc., structural and civil engineering
The Design Group, MEP
Max Gray Construction, general contractor

Photography by Peter J. Sieger

#lucitodesign #landscape #ironoremine #minnesota #minnesotaarchitecture #hibbingminnesota #mineview #minneapolisarchitecture #neminneapolis #visitorcenter @cornellaap @iiroha @and_lucia @minnesotatimberandmillwork by @lucitodesign

Phase II of the Hull Rust Mine Overlook and Park as photographed by @peterjsieger a couple of months ago. LUCITO has been working on the Hull Rust Mine project together with the City of Hibbing since 2016 and we are delighted to finally begin sharing.

Phase II of the project comprises a pair of 2-season building structures serving as a visitors’ center. These buildings are perched on the north side of the Upper Park affording views to the active mine beyond. Like the distributed concrete landscape elements of Phase I, these building structures act as framing devices to the vistas beyond in addition to their primary function as a visitor center.

Project Team (Visitor Center):
LUCITO, design @lucitodesign
SEH Inc., architect of record @seh.inc
SEH Inc., structural and civil engineering
The Design Group, MEP
Max Gray Construction, general contractor

Photography by Peter J. Sieger

#lucitodesign #landscape #ironoremine #minnesota #minnesotaarchitecture #hibbingminnesota #mineview #minneapolisarchitecture #neminneapolis #visitorcenter @cornellaap @iiroha @and_lucia by @lucitodesign

Phase II of the Hull Rust Mine Overlook and Park as photographed by @peterjsieger a couple of months ago. LUCITO has been working on the Hull Rust Mine project together with the City of Hibbing since 2016 and we are delighted to finally begin sharing.

Phase II of the project comprises a pair of 2-season building structures serving as a visitors’ center. These buildings are perched on the north side of the Upper Park affording views to the active mine beyond. Like the distributed concrete landscape elements of Phase I, these building structures act as framing devices to the vistas beyond in addition to their primary function as a visitor center. Adjacent to the main building resides a slender and focused maps, mining, and geology space.

Project Team (Visitor Center):
LUCITO, design @lucitodesign
SEH Inc., architect of record @seh.inc
SEH Inc., structural and civil engineering
The Design Group, MEP
Max Gray Construction, general contractor

Photography by Peter J. Sieger

#lucitodesign #landscape #ironoremine #minnesota #minnesotaarchitecture #hibbingminnesota #mineview #minneapolisarchitecture #neminneapolis #visitorcenter @cornellaap @iiroha @and_lucia by @lucitodesign

Phase II of the Hull Rust Mine Overlook and Park as photographed by @peterjsieger a couple of months ago. LUCITO has been working on the Hull Rust Mine project together with the City of Hibbing since 2016 and we are delighted to finally begin sharing.

Phase II of the project comprises a pair of 2-season building structures serving as a visitors’ center. These buildings are perched on the north side of the Upper Park affording views to the active mine beyond. Like the distributed concrete landscape elements of Phase I, these building structures act as framing devices to the vistas beyond in addition to their primary function as a visitor center.

Project Team (Visitor Center):
LUCITO, design @lucitodesign
SEH Inc., architect of record @seh.inc
SEH Inc., structural and civil engineering
The Design Group, MEP
Max Gray Construction, general contractor

Photography by Peter J. Sieger

#lucitodesign #landscape #ironoremine #minnesota #minnesotaarchitecture #hibbingminnesota #mineview #minneapolisarchitecture #neminneapolis #visitorcenter @cornellaap @iiroha @and_lucia by @lucitodesign

Phase II of the Hull Rust Mine Overlook and Park as photographed by @peterjsieger a couple of months ago. LUCITO has been working on the Hull Rust Mine project together with the City of Hibbing since 2016 and we are delighted to finally begin sharing.

Phase II of the project comprises a pair of 2-season building structures serving as a visitors’ center. These buildings are perched on the north side of the Upper Park affording views to the active mine beyond. Like the distributed concrete landscape elements of Phase I, these building structures act as framing devices to the vistas beyond in addition to their primary function as a visitor center. Adjacent to the main building resides a slender and focused maps, mining, and geology space.

Project Team (Visitor Center):
LUCITO, design @lucitodesign
SEH Inc., architect of record @seh.inc
SEH Inc., structural and civil engineering
The Design Group, MEP
Max Gray Construction, general contractor

Photography by Peter J. Sieger

#lucitodesign #landscape #ironoremine #minnesota #minnesotaarchitecture #hibbingminnesota #mineview #minneapolisarchitecture #neminneapolis #visitorcenter @cornellaap @iiroha @and_lucia by @lucitodesign

Back in this summer, we had a great opportunity again to work with the architectural photographer @peterjsieger to capture a few moments in the new buildings, Hull Rust Mine View Visitor Center located in Hibbing, MN. More to share soon...

今夏、ミネソタ州北部に位置する鉄鉱採掘場を見下ろすビジターセンターの完成間近に際し、内装の写真撮影をしてきました。

#lucitodesign #landscape #ironoremine #minnesota #minnesotaarchitecture #boeing #boeingstockpile #hibbingminnesota #mineview #minneapolisarchitecture #neminneapolis @and_lucia @iiroha by @lucitodesign