Kisho Kurokawa Nakagin Capsule Tower
No Comments | May 19th, 2007

Its 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. [...]




     

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