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Category: Architecture
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This Week at Gridskipper
Nakagin Capsule Tower Kansai Art Beat You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).
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The Many Views of the Nakagin Capsule Tower
Tokyo-based architect Steve Lidbury sends in this great montage of the Nakagin Capsule Tower. Catch it now before it’s gone!
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Nakagin Capsule Tower No More
I’m usually fine with Tokyo’s chaotic path of renewal, but this is sad. Kisho Kurokawa’s iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower is scheduled to be demolished and replaced by a new 14-story tower. The Metabolist capsule building consists of 140 units attached to a central core, articulating the ideology behind the Metabolist movement of the 1960s and…
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Shigeru Ban’s Artek Pavilion
MONOCLE has a video up that takes a look at Shigeru Ban’s Artek pavilion, from the recent Milano Salone.
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Micro Public Spaces with Atelier Bow-Wow
TABlog takes a look at Atelier Bow-Wow‘s “Practice of Lively Space” exhibition.
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Tadao Ando Subway Station
This site has a few photos of the construction work being done on the Tadao Ando-designed subway station in Shibuya. Link via Dezain.net.
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Artek by Shigeru Ban
Dezeen has posted a few photos from the Shigeru Ban-designed Artek installation in Milan.
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TABlog on 21_21 Design Sight
TABlog has a review up for 21_21 Design Sight‘s inaugural exhibition. You’ll probably recognize the photos, taken from my Tokyo Midtown Flickr photoset.
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Aalto by Way of Ban
MONOCLE‘s Dan Hill has a massive image-heavy post on the “Alvar Aalto: Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban” exhibition, on now at the Barbican (until May 13).
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Milano Salone 2007
This year’s edition of the Milano Salone is almost upon us (April 18-23), and following are a few Japan-related showings to keep in mind. The “Retired Weapons” project will be participating in its first overseas event with their “Design for Peace” exhibition to be held at the Lombardiniventidue venue (via Lombardini 22). The show will…