AD Classics: Nakagin Capsule Tower / Kisho Kurokawa

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Tokyo, Japan

Text description provided by the architects. Architect Kisho Kurokawa was very innovative in his creation of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in 1972, which was the first capsule architecture design. The module was created with the intention of housing traveling businessmen that worked in central Tokyo during the week. It is a prototype for architecture of sustainability and recycleability, as each module can be plugged in to the central core and replaced or exchanged when necessary.

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Cite: Megan Sveiven. "AD Classics: Nakagin Capsule Tower / Kisho Kurokawa" 09 Feb 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/110745/ad-classics-nakagin-capsule-tower-kisho-kurokawa> ISSN 0719-8884

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