Metabolism
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Metabolism was a postwar Japanese architectural movement that envisioned cities and buildings as dynamic, organic systems capable of continuous growth and change through modular, flexible design.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural movement
ⓘ
postwar Japanese architectural movement ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| aim |
accommodate rapid urban growth
ⓘ
create resilient urban structures ⓘ enable replaceable building components ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Expo ’70
ⓘ
surface form:
Expo ’70 Osaka
|
| coreConcept |
buildings as dynamic systems
ⓘ
city as a living organism ⓘ continuous growth and change ⓘ flexible design ⓘ industrialized construction ⓘ megastructure ⓘ modular design ⓘ plug-in capsules ⓘ prefabrication ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
ⓘ
urban planning ⓘ |
| founder |
Kenzo Tange
ⓘ
surface form:
Kenzō Tange
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Metabolist architects
ⓘ
surface form:
Metabolist movement
Metabolists ⓘ |
| hasManifesto | Metabolism 1960: Proposals for a New Urbanism ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary modular housing
ⓘ
high-tech architecture ⓘ megastructure movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
ⓘ
surface form:
CIAM
Japanese traditional urbanism ⓘ Team 10 ⓘ biological metaphors ⓘ modernism ⓘ |
| keyMember |
Arata Isozaki
ⓘ
Fumihiko Maki ⓘ Kenzo Tange ⓘ
surface form:
Kenzō Tange
Kisho Kurokawa ⓘ Kiyonori Kikutake ⓘ Kiyoshi Awazu NERFINISHED ⓘ Masato Otaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Noboru Kawazoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Expo ’70
ⓘ
surface form:
Expo ’70 master plan
Marine City project ⓘ Nakagin Capsule Tower ⓘ Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Center ⓘ Sky House ⓘ |
| presentedAt | World Design Conference 1960 ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Osaka
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
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