Kisho Kurokawa's iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower is scheduled to be demolished and replaced by a new 14-story tower. The Metabolist capsule building consists of 140 units attached to a central core, articulating the ideology behind the Metabolist movement of the 1960s and 1970s, which envisioned cities formed of modular components. Previously (09/05)
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bummer!
noooooooooooooo!!!!!!
where is MAPA Japan?
on another note, maybe a chinese developer can buy it and move the thing to shanghai? it is modular right?
they should auction off the modules individually.
this needs to be stopped!
i don't think it was ever really modular in the plug and play sense...it just looked like it might be....;-)
i have read in several (serious) articles that this was the project that proved metabolism was a load of horseshit and kiled off the whole deal...don't know if it is true, but wouldn't surprise me.
previous discussion:
http://www.archinect.com/forum/threads.php?id=57280_0_42_0_C154
Architecture is about evolution. I didn't know or hear about this building until it was being demolished (granted I am a first year arch. student). But, through it's demolition it has become an architectural martyr. A memory of an architectural experience that pushed the envelope but maybe didn't put it far enough. Meaning architecture of the past and present can't predict architecture of the future, only influence it.
I'm more interested in what would be replacing this. Then I'll decide if it should go or not.
They should move the thing to this place: http://www.tranism.com/weblog/archives/2006/08/the_abandoned_c_1.html
no offense meant, mark, but if i judged things by what i HADN'T heard of in first year, most of the existing buildings i now appreciate most would be ripe for demolition by your standard.
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