Metabolism manifesto
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Metabolism manifesto is a foundational 1960s Japanese architectural and urban theory document that proposed cities and buildings as flexible, organically growing systems inspired by biological metabolism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Metabolist movement document
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architectural manifesto ⓘ urban theory document ⓘ |
| advocates |
large-scale infrastructural frameworks
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plug-in housing units ⓘ prefabricated architectural components ⓘ |
| author |
Fumihiko Maki
NERFINISHED
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Kisho Kurokawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiyonori Kikutake NERFINISHED ⓘ Masato Otaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Noboru Kawazoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
growth and change as design principles
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integration of infrastructure and architecture ⓘ open-ended urban structures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| describes | cities as processes rather than finished forms ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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urban planning ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural theory
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urban theory ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
high-density urban planning
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modular architecture ⓘ sustainable urbanism discourse ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | foundational text of the Metabolist movement ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| influenced |
megastructure movement
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postwar Japanese architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy | postwar reconstruction needs in Japan ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | biological metabolism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Metabolism (architecture)
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flexible architecture ⓘ megastructures ⓘ organic urban growth ⓘ urban design ⓘ |
| movement | Metabolism (Japanese architecture) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes |
buildings as changeable, expandable structures
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cities as flexible, growing systems ⓘ |
| publisher | Bijutsu Shuppan-sha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
City in the Air concept
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Marine City concept ⓘ Nakagin Capsule Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasis | analogy between cities and living organisms ⓘ |
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