Japanese Metabolism movement
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The Japanese Metabolism movement was a postwar architectural and urban design movement that envisioned buildings and cities as flexible, organic systems composed of modular, replaceable units to accommodate rapid social and technological change.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural movement
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urban design movement ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
adaptation to rapid social change
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adaptation to technological change ⓘ buildings as flexible, organic systems ⓘ cities as evolving, living organisms ⓘ megastructure frameworks ⓘ modular design ⓘ prefabricated units ⓘ replaceable capsules ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
flexible urban structure
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growth by aggregation of modules ⓘ industrialized construction ⓘ open-ended urban growth ⓘ separation of permanent infrastructure and temporary units ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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urban planning ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Arata Isozaki
NERFINISHED
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Fumihiko Maki NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenzo Tange NERFINISHED ⓘ Kisho Kurokawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiyonori Kikutake NERFINISHED ⓘ Noboru Kawazoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Tokyo Olympics 1964 urban development
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post–World War II Japan ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary modular housing concepts
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high-tech architecture ⓘ megastructure design ⓘ plug-in city concepts ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
CIAM debates on urbanism
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Team 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ biological metaphors of growth and metabolism ⓘ modernism in architecture ⓘ postwar reconstruction in Japan ⓘ rapid urbanization in Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfManifesto |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| legacy |
concept of plug-in, replaceable housing units
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inspiration for sustainable and adaptable urbanism debates ⓘ |
| manifestoPublishedAt | World Design Conference 1960 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manifestoTitle | Metabolism 1960: Proposals for a New Urbanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representativeWork |
Marine City project
NERFINISHED
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Nakagin Capsule Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Plan for Tokyo 1960 NERFINISHED ⓘ Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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