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Kisho Kurokawa
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Kisho Kurokawa was a leading Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement.
Kisho Kurokawa
Kisho Kurokawa
The Nakagin Capsule Tower
The Nakagin Capsule Tower
Entrance to the Nagoya City Art Museum
Entrance to the Nagoya City Art Museum
The National Art Center, Tokyo
The National Art Center, Tokyo
Metabolism (architecture)
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Metabolism was a post-war Japanese biomimetic architectural movement that fused ideas about architectural megastructures with those of organic biological growth. It had its first international exposure during CIAM's 1959 meeting and its ideas were tentatively tested by students from Kenzo Tange's MIT studio.
The Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo displayed small apartment units (capsules) attached to a central building core.
The Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo displayed small apartment units (capsules) attached to a central building core.
Marine City sketch by Kikutake, 1958
Marine City sketch by Kikutake, 1958
Kikutake used a photo of Marina City to illustrate the idea of capsules plugged onto a central tower.
Kikutake used a photo of Marina City to illustrate the idea of capsules plugged onto a central tower.
Tokyo Bay Plan, project of the Metabolist and Structuralist movement, 1960 (Kenzo Tange)
Tokyo Bay Plan, project of the Metabolist and Structuralist movement, 1960 (Kenzo Tange)