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9 de may. de 2024 · The slow deconstruction of Kisho Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo began on April 12 and will continue until the end of the year. The demolition of the tower is no surprise, because the problems were known from the very beginning. That he survived half a century is an achievement in itself.
26 de abr. de 2024 · Kurokawa, the most radical of the group, became an advocate for buildings with a central core onto which modules and capsules could be attached. He realized this organic view of architecture in buildings such as the Nakagin Capsule Tower (1970–72) in Tokyo and the Sony Tower (1972–76) in Ōsaka.
26 de abr. de 2024 · The Nakagin Capsules were built in 1972 as designer capsule-sized apartments, designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Each capsule measures a cozy 2.7 by 4.2 by 2.55 meters. Their unique design earned them a cult following, and a SoraNews24 reporter was lucky enough to live in one of them before they were demolished in 2022.
23 de abr. de 2024 · There is some good news regarding the fate of Kisho Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsules from the now-decommissioned landmark hotel. A prime example of Japan ‘s architectural Metabolism movement, not to mention one of the last remaining examples, the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building was a sight to behold with its 140 self-contained ...
9 de may. de 2024 · Several of his urban utopian visions, like the poem The City of the Future (1920), depict new populations of people flying to “metallic trees” where “flying dwellings” fly to dock and undock like a plug-and-play metabolist building envisioned by the Japanese decades after (like the recently-demolished Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurokawa).
3 de may. de 2024 · His Nakagin Capsule Tower, completed in 1972 in Tokyo, Japan, remains one of the iconic examples of capsule architecture. 2.3 Key time points in the development of capsule house: 2.3.1 1960s - Rise of Metabolism: The 1960s saw the emergence of the Metabolist movement in Japan, which advocated for flexible and adaptable urban structures.
3 de may. de 2024 · Japanese digital consultancy Gluon plans to preserve the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Tokyo, one of the most representative examples of Japanese Metabolism by Kisho Kurokawa.
