Tokyo Bay Plan
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The Tokyo Bay Plan was a visionary urban megastructure proposal by the Metabolist architects to reorganize and expand Tokyo across its bay using large-scale, flexible, and modular infrastructure.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Metabolist project
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conceptual urban plan ⓘ urban megastructure proposal ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Plan for Tokyo 1960
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo Plan 1960 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalMovement | Metabolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Kenzo Tange Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
bridge-like structures across Tokyo Bay
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floating or artificial islands ⓘ integrated road and rail systems ⓘ large-scale linear megastructure ⓘ modular office units ⓘ modular residential units ⓘ multi-level transportation corridors ⓘ plug-in infrastructure modules ⓘ |
| hasDesignPrinciple |
expandability
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flexibility ⓘ megastructure as urban framework ⓘ modularity ⓘ prefabrication ⓘ |
| hasDesignYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOriginalPublication | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
diagrams
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drawings ⓘ models ⓘ |
| hasPresentationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasProponent | Kenzo Tange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
accommodate rapid postwar urban growth
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create flexible long-term urban framework ⓘ expand Tokyo across Tokyo Bay ⓘ improve transportation infrastructure ⓘ reorganize Tokyo’s urban structure ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
conceptual
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unbuilt ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
city as living organism
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continuous urban growth ⓘ integration of infrastructure and architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
global megastructure discourse
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high-tech urban megastructure concepts ⓘ later Metabolist projects ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
automobile-oriented planning
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modernist urbanism ⓘ postwar Japanese urbanization ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Kantō region ⓘ Tokyo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPresentedAt | World Design Conference 1960 in Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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