中銀カプセルタワービルの積み木？これは欲しい！ https://t.co/4UBd4dBiiG
MORE ABOUT: Nakagin Capsule Tower (中銀カプセルタワー) 16-10, Ginza 8-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Construction Dates: [Design Conception] October 1969 – December 1970 [Fabrication] January 1971 – March 197…
Japanese magazines report that the Metabolist masterpiece, designed by Kisho Kurokawa and completed in 1972, may disappear in the next few weeks.
Construite en 1972 par l'architecte Kisho Kurokawa, la tour de modules individuels verra sous peu ses capsules dispersées aux quatre coins du monde, dans des musées au Japon et à l'étranger.
Nakagin Capsule tower, Tokyo Kisho Kurokawa, 1972
Despite its potential for easy refurbishment and adaptability, the Nakagin Capsule Tower has not exactly fulfilled the hoped-for mission of its designers. A team of documentary filmmakers recently attempted to stay in the tower, only to find the majority of its units without plumbing or much in...
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
The Famous Nakagin Capsule Tower - The Archetypal Example of Metabolism
An icon of Japanese Metabolism, the Nakagin Capsule Tower stood in the Ginza neighborhood of Tokyo from 1972 until it was demolished earlier this year. Conceived by the famed designer Kisho Kurokawa, the building featured two central concrete towers, with 140 individual pods slotted into the main structures. A circular window allowed light into the small modules, which were created with the intention that they could be removed and replaced as needed. More
MORE ABOUT: Nakagin Capsule Tower (中銀カプセルタワー) 16-10, Ginza 8-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Construction Dates: [Design Conception] October 1969 – December 1970 [Fabrication] January 1971 – March 197…
By Zhongjie Lin (Associate Professor of Architecture) | The debates surrounding the proposed demolition of Kisho Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsule Tower provide a unique opportunity to re-examine Metaboli…
Icon of the Japanese Metabolist group soon to be demolished, the tower appeared on Domus in 1973, along with a project of capsules assembpling to form an independent house.
Peter Chadwick’s new book This Brutal World collates some striking examples of this currently cool architectural genre, from the infamous to the virtually unknown
By Zhongjie Lin (Associate Professor of Architecture) | The debates surrounding the proposed demolition of Kisho Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsule Tower provide a unique opportunity to re-examine Metaboli…
Built a half-century ago as a futuristic architectural marvel that would permanently house tenants, the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo's Ginza district failed to stand the test of time.
Imagem 1 de 34 da galeria de Clássicos da Arquitetura: Nakagin Capsule Tower / Kisho Kurokawa. Axonométrica explodida
Harper and Charlie’s illustration of the 1972, Kisho Kurosawa designed Nakagin Capsule Tower in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. The entire building was built in 30 days from prefabricated capsules and each capsule was designed to be removable. This building is one of few remaining examples of Japanese ‘metabolist’ architecture. The building still exists but unfortunately is currently in quite a state of disrepair and its future is uncertain. © Harper and Charlie 2020. All rights reserved. Ownership and copyright of all images and intellectual property remains with Harper and Charlie www.harperandcharlie.com
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