“Many people see the Nakagin tower as a failed utopian project,” says Kotsioris, but it actually stood for a relatively long time, in terms of Japan’s throwaway building culture. “When buildings in Tokyo had an average lifespan of 15 to 20 years, the fact that it stood for 50 years makes it a resounding success.”

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jul/07/pod-living-nakagin-capsule-tower-tokyo-architectural-marvel-penthouse

There’s an exhibition on the #Nakagin Capsule Tower and the Metabolist movement, including one restored capsule. Unfortunately, it’s in the USA in 2025-2026.

#Tearing Down #Nakagin #Capsule #Tower - JSTOR Daily

#Japanese #Metabolists argued that #architecture should be #adaptable, changing as a #city changed. Why, then, is this #icon of #Metabolism being #dismantled?

https://daily.jstor.org/tearing-down-nakagin-capsule-tower/

Thinking outside the Box:
The demolition of the Nakagin Capsule Tower
And its possible reconstruction in the metaverse

https://www.greyscape.com/thinking-outside-the-box-the-demolition-of-the-nakagin-capsule-tower-and-its-possible-reconstruction/ #architecture #nakagin #tokyo #brutalism #architecturephotography #architektur

1972-2022

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