
Nakagin Capsule Tower (AKA The BC25 Capsule) designed by Kisho Kurokawa
The 60s and 70s were an exciting period for Japanese architecture. In particular, the Metabolist Movement which was founded by a group of futuristic visionaries, including late architect Kisho Kurokawa, puts forth ideas of “large scale, flexible and extensible structures that facilitate an organic growth process”. Perhaps the most exemplary metabolist building is the Nakagin Capsule Tower built to accommodate bachelor salarymen in downtown Tokyo.
WOMAN UNDER A PINE LOOKING AT TOGETSU BRIDGE AT ARASHIYAMA, KYOTO ~ Ca.1897-1900 T. ENAMI Glass Slide from a Stereoview ~ Flickr
Light and Shadow, Agra, India ~ Indian State Railways ~ National Geographic Archive ~ nationalgeographic.com
“Serve customers in a cultured, civilized and enthusiastic manner, 1982” ~ “Chinese Propaganda Posters” by Stefan R. Landsberger ~ Gatochy(Flickr)
Marcello Dudovich, Fiat Balilla ad, Italy 1934 ~ “Art Deco 1910-1939,” edited by Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton and Chislaine Wood ~ The Flapper Girl
Love the sense of movement in the skirt.
White Rose Bar sign from the 4th floor window of 821 Sixth Avenue (ca. 1957-1964) ~ W. Eugene Smith ~ The Jazz Loft Project