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City, Arata Isozaki's City in the Air, Fumihiko

Maki's Group Form, and Kurokawa's
Nakagin Capsule Tower.

The Tower had 140 prefabricated
capsules attached to its two concrete

cores that could be individually replaced

or updated, like organisms. They were
originally intended as self-contained micro The Exhibition is both an architectural
apartments and later repurposed into retrospective and an inspiration for

offices, dorm rooms, and art studios. the repurpose of traditional buildings.
Similarly, the recent promotion of

The Tower w as ne vertheless traditional aboriginal houses in school
contentious. Supporters saw it as a symbol campuses in Taiwan prompts reflection

of modren and industrial Japan, while on their adaptive and flexible use. Can
others criticized it for small space, poor buildings have multiple lives? The key lies

functionality, and unlikelihood to maintain in whether new roles and purposes can be
or renovate. Due to high maintenance created.

costs, structural concerns, and regulatory
issues, the Tower was demolished in 2022. 實用英文小百科

Some of the capsules were preserved. Nakagin Capsule Tower
中銀膠囊塔。由日本建築師黑川紀章設
計，1972 年在東京完工。
The preser ved units have been Metabolism Manifesto
新陳代謝宣言。主張建築與城市如同生
exhibited in museums as an iconic
物能不斷成長與更新。
witness of the era although the concept of World Design Conference
replaceable capsules was never realized. 世界設計會議。1960 年於日本舉行，
對未來都市想像與建築思潮影響深遠。
Among them, the restored capsule A1305 at
prefabricated capsules
the heart of The Many Lives of the Nakagin 預製膠囊。在工廠先行製作再組裝的建
築單元，可作為微型住宅或辦公室。
Capsule Tower allows visitors to have a
self-contained
close look at the futuristic living unit, feel 自給自足的、獨立的。表示一個單元或
空間內具備所需的一切功能。
its scale and explore the ideal envisioned.

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