2024-05-04T15:40:18-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150263272/concrete-corrosion-and-disrepair-holding-on-to-the-nakagin-capsule-tower Katherine Guimapang 2021-05-11T19:30:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/8996239d19182d1183fbde5221cd4371.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The infamous&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/340537/nakagin-capsule-tower" target="_blank">Nakagin Capsule Tower</a>&nbsp;has mesmerized architects, designers, and architecture enthusiasts for decades. Whether you're a fan of Japanese <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/340539/metabolism" target="_blank">Metabolist architecture</a> or not, many continue to share a fondness and adoration towards the mixed-use residential and office tower designed by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisho_Kurokawa" target="_blank">Kisho Kurokawa</a>&nbsp;in 1972.</p> <p>Archinect's brief coverage of the tower and talk of its demolition in 2005 was a glimpse into the now sixteen-year discussion and debate regarding the fate of the Nakagin Capsule Tower. Recently, a report from the&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.tokyoreporter.com/business/nakagin-capsule-tower-could-be-headed-demolition/" target="_blank">Tokyo Reporter</a></em>&nbsp;shared the latest details regarding what is to come of Tokyo's well-known metabolism tower.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tokyoreporter.com/business/nakagin-capsule-tower-could-be-headed-demolition/" target="_blank">According to the Tokyo-based news outlet</a>," the management association for the tower has decided to sell it. The move clouds the future of the structure, which could be headed for demolition [...] A preservation push has been ongoing. But the management association for the building, which consists of capsule owners, voted to sell the building to the landowner ...</p>