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245 00 Nakagin Capsule Tower :|bJapanese metabolist landmark on 
       the edge of destruction. 
264  1 [San Francisco, California, USA] :|bKanopy Streaming,
       |c2014. 
300    1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) :
       |bdigital, .flv file, sound 
336    two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
344    digital 
347    video file|bMPEG-4|bFlash 
500    Title from title frames. 
518    Originally produced by Michael Blackwood Productions in 
       2005. 
520    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 Nakagin 
       Capsule Tower, completed in 1972, was designed by Kisho 
       Kurokawa, the youngest Metabolist architect. The building 
       is composed of two concrete core towers and 140 capsules 
       plugged into the towers. All of the capsules were 
       prefabricated and designed to be removable and 
       replaceable. Each of the original capsules, about 10 
       square meters (approx.  107 square feet), contained 
       various amenities, including: a bed, a desk, a 
       refrigerator, a TV, storage spaces, a toilet and a shower.
       It was planned as a futuristic niche for modern 
       businessmen in Tokyo. Today, more than 30 years after its 
       completion, this historic building is in danger of 
       demolition. The building has many problems, such as pipe 
       ruptures, leaks and disruption of water supply, which 
       affects the daily lives of its residents. The more than 
       100 owners discussed the possibilities of restoration or 
       rebuilding over the years, and voted to replace the tower 
       with a new building in 2008, while Kisho Kurokawa proposed
       a plan of replacing all the capsules with new ones. 
       Tracing the history of postwar Japanese architecture and 
       reviewing the characteristics of the Nakagin Capsule Tower,
       this documentary, filmed in 2010, examines the meaning of 
       preservation and demolition from various points of view. 
       Why do we need to preserve a building? What are the 
       difficulties of preservation? Is demolition a tragedy or a
       natural phenomenon for modern architecture? The 
       documentary includes interviews with residents of the 
       Nakagin Capsule Tower, an architectural historian, a 
       former Kurokawa office architect who was in charge of the 
       Nakagin Capsule Tower project, Kurokawa's son, and leading
       architects Arata Isozaki and Toyo Ito. It contains 
       historic footage of the fabrication of the capsules and 
       their installation on the tower infrastructure. 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
600 10 Kawazoe, Noboru,|d1926-2015. 
600 10 Awazu, Kiyoshi,|d1929-2009. 
600 10 Kikutake, Kiyonori,|d1928-2011. 
600 10 Kurokawa, Kishō,|d1934-2007. 
600 10 Maki, Fumihiko,|d1928- 
600 10 Ōtaka, Masato,|d1923-2010. 
650  0 Metabolism in architecture (Movement) 
650  0 Architecture, Japanese. 
655  7 Documentary films.|2lcgft 
710 2  Kanopy (Firm) 
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