Classics: Nakagin Capsule Tower // Kisho Kurokawa

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Architect: Kisho Kurokawa Location: Tokyo, Japan Year: 1972 Photographs: ArcspaceFilipe MagalhãesAna Luisa Soares References: Kisho Kurokawa

 

 

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Japanese Metabolism was more than just an architectural movement: it was a lifestyle. Two young Portuguese architects, who currently reside in Kisho Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsule Tower, report on their daily 21st-century life in one of the 20th century’s most iconic buildings.

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