"Metabolism, the City of the Future:Dreams and Visions of Reconstruction in Postwar and Present-Day" which the first retrospective of Metabolism, a movement born from the visions of architects, upcoming exhibition starting from 17 September!
"Metabolism, the City of the Future:Dreams and Visions of Reconstruction in Postwar and Present-Day"
What is the thought of Metabolism?
Before the exhibition opens, let's learn more about Metabolism with images and cartoons."Metabolism In a Minute" (A serial in four installments to be updated every week from Thursday, 28 July.)
File-02 - Reconstruction Design
The Master Plan for Hiroshima and Hiroshima Peace Center Complex (now Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park) designed by Tange Kenzo cleverly guided lines of sight towards the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, thereby providing a mechanism for passing historical memories on to subsequent generations. Similarly, the Agricultural City Project proposed by Kurokawa Kisho for reconstruction after the 1959 Ise Bay Typhoon emerged from a fervent desire to ensure that the reconstruction resulted in a safe community. Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, began its recovery from a 1963 earthquake under Tange Kenzo's Master Plan for Reconstruction of Skopje City Center. These projects date back to half a century ago, but now is an appropriate time to review and reappraise them.
Tange Kenzo Hiroshima Peace Center 1955
Photo: Ishimoto Yasuhiro
Kurokawa Kisho Agricultural City Project (unbuild) 1960
Illustration: Morinaga Yoh
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Thu. 11 August 2011
Metabolism in a minute File-03 Objectives of prefab & capsule architecture
■Relevant information
･ "Metabolism in a minute"
File-01 The central figures in Metabolism
File-02 Reconstruction Design
File-03 Objectives of prefab & capsule architecture
File-04 New renderings of the Metabolism movement's visions of future cities
･ "Metabolism, the City of the Future:Dreams and Visions of Reconstruction in Postwar and Present-Day"
17 September (sat), 2011 - 15 January (sun), 2012
