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 Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:00 am Post subject: This Pod Hotel of 1972 Offers a Glimpse at the Future That |
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When the Nakagin Capsule Tower was built in 1972, it was supposed to mark the Dawn of the Capsule Age. A group of architects from the so-called Metabolism school of architecture, championed by the tower's architect Kisho Kurokawa, believed new structures should be made to grow and adapt organically with the society they served.
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