Kisho Kurokawa 1934 - 2007
No Comments | October 12th, 2007Kisho Kurokawa died on 12th October 2007 in Tokyo due to heart failure. Kisho Kurokawa was a well-known Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement.
He is the architect for my country’s main airport - the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and further down south, Kisho Kurokawa Architects & Associates, Tokyo, together with [...]
Kisho Kurokawa Nakagin Capsule Tower
No Comments | May 19th, 2007Its official now that one the Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurokawa has a date with the wrecking ball. The Capsule Tower, completed in 1972, composed of two concrete towers, respectively 11 and 13 stories, each encrusted with an outer layer of prefabricated living units.
The Capsule Tower express a unique design quality, which is flexibility. [...]






