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Nakagin Capsule Tower: Exterior
2/8 · ExteriorPhoto: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source
Nakagin Capsule Tower: Exterior
3/8 · ExteriorPhoto: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source
Nakagin Capsule Tower: Exterior
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Nakagin Capsule Tower: Detail
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Nakagin Capsule Tower: Detail
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Nakagin Capsule Tower: Context
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Nakagin Capsule Tower: Model
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Housing · Metabolism

Nakagin Capsule Tower

Kisho Kurokawa · Tokyo, Japan · 1972

Key featuresPrefabricated capsules bolted to two cores: the Metabolist idea of replaceable parts.

Architect
Kisho Kurokawa
Place
Tokyo, Japan
Year
1972
Typology
Housing
Movement
Metabolism
Region
East Asia
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