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  • "Kurokawa would appreciate that his work is finite" says commenter

    In this week's comments update, readers are debating the dismantling of the metabolist Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo and discussing other top stories. More

    Karen Anderson | 20 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Demolition of iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower begins in Tokyo

    The dismantling of the metabolist Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has begun, with the interiors of its modular capsule homes already resembling a "demolition site". More

    Lizzie Crook | 12 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Commenter says tearing down the Nakagin Capsule Tower "is a tragedy"

    In this week's comments update, readers are debating the disassembly of Tokyo's Nakagin Capsule Tower. More

    Karen Anderson | 20 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Nakagin Capsule Tower to be dismantled and turned into rental accommodation and exhibits

    Tokyo's Nakagin Capsule Tower, the 20th-century metabolist landmark by architect Kisho Kurokawa, is set to be disassembled and donated to museums or turned into rental units. More

    India Block | 16 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Kenzo Tange's Kuwait Embassy "looks like a person carrying two water buckets" says YouTuber Martin van der Linden

    In his second video selection for Virtual Design Festival, Martin van der Linden explains the metabolist characteristics of Kenzo Tange's Kuwait Embassy, which the video blogger describes as one of his favourite buildings in Tokyo. More

    Benedict Hobson | 17 April 2020 | Leave a comment
  • A Metallic Villadrone movie by Studio MK27 depicts metabolist future city

    Brazilian architecture firm Studio MK27 has created this short sci-fi animation that imagines a city in 2100 with drone-powered flying homes, 3D-printed food, and replaceable body organs. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 9 January 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs film sets influenced by metabolist architecture

    The "hellish and beautiful" architecture of Wes Anderson's new film Isle of Dogs takes its cues from the work of Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, says production designer Paul Harrod. More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 28 March 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Rem Koolhaas on Project Japan, his book about Japanese metabolist architecture

    In this third movie in our series of interviews with OMA co-founder Rem Koolhaas he talks about his new book Project Japan, Metabolism Talks... written in collaboration with curator Hans Ulrich Obrist. More

    Rose Etherington | 13 October 2011 | Leave a comment

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