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A building inspired by the Nakagin Capsule Tower appears in the 1994 video game Transport Tycoon. Three documentaries have mentioned the tower as well: Residents of the Nakagin Tower were interviewed in the 2010 documentary Japanese Metabolist Landmark on the Edge of Destruction.
Oct 23, 2010 · Nakagin Capsule Tower: Japanese Metabolist Landmark on the Edge of Destruction: Directed by Rima Yamazaki. With Nobuo Abe, Arata Isozaki, Toyo Ito, Toru Kawamura. Built in 1972 by Kisho Kurokawa, the Nakagin Capsule Tower is a rare, long standing example of Metabolist architecture.
- Rima Yamazaki
- 2010-10-23
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Nov 5, 2019 · Nakagin Capsule Tower: Japanese Metabolist Landmark on the Edge of Destructiondirected by Rima Yamakazi produced by Michael Blackwood(2010, 58 min, color)Web...
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Nov 24, 2015 · Nakagin Capsule Tower: Japanese Metabolist Landmark on the Edge of Destruction. from Michael Blackwood Productions PRO on November 24, 2015. Receive Updates. Share your email with the creator & receive updates via Vimeo. 65. Watch trailer. Genres: Art, Documentary. Duration: 58 minutes. Subtitles: Japanese, English. Availability: Worldwide.
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Dec 1, 2014 · None of these questions allow for easy answers, and it is a credit to Rima Yamazaki’s short documentary film Nagakin Capsule Tower: Japanese Metabolist Landmark on the Edge of Destruction that it does not try to answer them.
- Nicholas Risteen
- 2014
Built in 1972 by Kisho Kurokawa, the Nakagin Capsule Tower is a rare, long standing example of Metabolist architecture. This portrait, filmed in 2010, gathers context surrounding the tower from its residents as well as Kurokawas colleagues, friends and family as they debate the current issues with the structure and argue the merits of both ...
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Metabolism is the first Japanese architecture movement after the World War II, manifested in 1960 by Noboru Kawazoe, architecture critic, and the five architects, Kiyoshi Awazu, Kiyonori Kikutake, Kisho Kurokawa, Fumihiko Maki, and Masato Otaka. They envisioned a new direction for future Japanese architecture and urbanism. They created various architecture and urban plans with large, flexible and expandable structures. The Nakagin Capsule Tower is a rare built example of Metabolism. The ...
