Unread ★ Metabolism's Future City Exhibition ■ Catalog

Catalog for "Metabolism: The City of the Future Exhibition - Postwar Japan: Dreams and Visions of Reconstruction Reborn."
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338 pages / 226x297mm / A4 variant

This is the catalog for the "Metabolism: The City of the Future Exhibition - Postwar Japan: Dreams and Visions of Reconstruction Reborn" held at the Mori Art Museum, the world's first exhibition to look back at the ideas and visions of "Metabolism," an architectural movement that originated in Japan and had a great influence on architects and designers around the world. Metabolism, which aimed to create a better society through ideal cities during the transition from the postwar reconstruction period to the high economic growth period of the 1960s, should provide many hints for modern Japan, which is facing a major turning point. The book introduces 79 projects by architects who were central to the movement, such as Kiyotaka Kikutake, Fumihiko Maki, and Kisho Kurokawa, as well as architects who shared the era and had a great influence on them, such as Kenzo Tange and Arata Isozaki, with abundant photographs, drawings, and more. It is recommended as a visually enjoyable book. In addition, it is a comprehensive collection of materials for understanding Metabolism, including 16 essays on Metabolism, a global Metabolism map, a correlation chart and introduction of the people who supported the Metabolism movement, a chronology, a bibliography, and a list of works.