GOODBYE NAKAGIN ??

Dear readers and friends,

As architects, the demolition of the Nakagin Capsule Tower??? fills us with a sense of both sorrow and contemplation. This iconic structure ??, a symbol of the innovative Metabolist movement, holds immense cultural and architectural significance ???. It represents a daring vision of the future and an audacious departure from traditional design norms ??. Witnessing the demise of such a groundbreaking piece of architectural history forces us to question??? the delicate balance between preservation and progress. While time?? and neglect have taken their toll on the tower, there is an undeniable sense of loss??? as we bid farewell??? to this once-visionary creation. Its demolition???? serves as a poignant reminder of the ephemeral nature of our built environment???? and the enduring challenges we face in determining the fate of architectural treasures ??.

1.?DISMANTLING ?? OF NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER IN TOKYO

This exclusive?VIDEO?footage??? shows the demolition and dismantling ?? of Kisho Kurokawa’s metabolism Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo.

2.?NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER BUILDING IN THE METAVERSE???

The “3D Digital Archive Project” is using a combination of measurement??? techniques to record the iconic building ??? in three dimensions and recreate it in the?METAVERSE.

3.?A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE: REMEMBERING ?? THE NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER

This is one of those projects that was so much better for being?BUILT?and failing because it would have been a failure if it hadn’t been built.??? Because it was built, because there were failures, and because we learned from them, it changed architecture ??.

4.?TOKYO SAYS GOODBYE??? TO AN ULTRA-MODERN ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL

The farewell salute went on for months ??: Locals and visitors aimed their cameras??? across a busy freeway for a last shot of Tokyo’s?NAKAGIN?Tower.

5.?FAREWELL CAPSULE TOWER, TOKYO’S ODDEST ?? BUILDING

Anyone who has seen ?? Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower will remember it. Studded with grey cubes, the striking?BUILDING?carries an obvious architectural message ??: this is a modular habitat.

6.?NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER WAS THE BEGINNING OF TOKYO’S DREAM ? TO BECOME A LEGO CITY

To the untrained eye, the Nakagin Capsule Tower may resemble a pile of old washing machines. But what the?BUILDING?lacks in traditional charm, it makes up for in architectural significance.

7.?NAKAGIN TOWER CAPSULES SAVED??? FROM DEMOLITION

The Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has been dismantled and 23 out of its 140 grey interlocking capsules?are under?RESTORATION???. The cubes that made up the 13 floors of the tower had never been replaced because they were attached ?? to the structural core in two points of attachment: ? a critical design, which made it very difficult to remove a lower block without releasing all the other units above.

Stay creative and see you all next week!???

Daniela