Goodbye to the Future
René Ammann | 10. May 2021
Designed by Kisho Kurokawa and completed in 1972, the Nakagin Capsule Tower is one of the few built examples of Metabolism but is in its last days. (Photo: Kakidai/Wikimedia Commons)
Number of cooking facilities in the 145 tiny modular living boxes (10 m2 / 107 sf) in Tokyo’s 50-year-old iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower "destined for demolition": 0
A 2015 tour inside Nakagin Capsule Tower:
A 2007 documentary by Tokyo Art Beat speaking with Kisho Kurokawa about the building:
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