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Paperback. Amid Japans political turbulence in 1960, seven architects and designers founded Metabolism to propagate radical ideas of urbanism. Kenzo Tanges Plan for Tokyo 1960 further celebrated urban expansion as organic processes and pushed city design to an unprecedented scale. Metabolists visionary schemes of the city gave birth to revolutionary design paradigms, which reinvented the discourse of modern Japanese architecture and propelled it through the years of Economic Miracle to a global prominence. Their utopian concepts, which often envisaged the sea and the sky as human habitats of the future, reflected fundamental issues of cultural transformation and addressed environmental crises of the postindustrial society.This new edition expands Zhongjie Lins pathbreaking account on Tange and Metabolism centered at the intersection of urbanism and utopianism. The thorough historical survey, from Metabolisms inauguration at the 1960 World Design Conference to the apex of the movement at Expo 70 and further to the recent demolition of Nakagin Capsule Tower, leads to a definition of three Metabolist urban paradigms megastructure, group form, and ruins which continue to inspire experiments in architecture, city design, and conservation.Kenzo Tange and the Metabolist Movement is a key book for architectural and urban historians, architects, and all those interested in avant-garde design, Japanese architecture, and contemporary urbanism. This new edition expands Zhongjie Lins pathbreaking account on Tange and Metabolism centered at the intersection of urbanism and utopianism. The thorough historical survey leads to a definition of three Metabolist urban paradigms which continue to inspire experiments in architecture, city design, and conservation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Kenzo Tange (1913–2005) is a peerless figure among twentieth-century Japanese architects, unmatched in his talent, influence, and versatility. This collection of essays represents a new generation of original research that reframes Tange in the context of Japan’s unique embrace of modern architecture as well as global discourses of cultural identity, technology, and the synthesis of the arts. Case studies on celebrated works clarify Tange’s wide-ranging interests and design methodology through collaboration with allied fields such as art, engineering, furniture design, and photography. The book will appeal to both specialists and general readers with an interest in the visual culture and built environment of modern Japan. Sen g Kuan is assistant professor of architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. He organized the exhibition Utopia Across Scales: Highlights from the Kenzo Tange Archive (Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2009).Yukio Lippit is professor of the history of art and architecture at Harvard University. He is author of Painting of the Realm: The Kano House of Painters in Seventeenth- Century Japan (University of Washington Press, 2012).

Kenzo Tange (1913–2005) is a peerless figure among twentieth-century Japanese architects, unmatched in his talent, influence, and versatility. This collection of essays represents a new generation of original research that reframes Tange in the context of Japan’s unique embrace of modern architecture as well as global discourses of cultural identity, technology, and the synthesis of the arts. Case studies on celebrated works clarify Tange’s wide-ranging interests and design methodology through collaboration with allied fields such as art, engineering, furniture design, and photography. The book will appeal to both specialists and general readers with an interest in the visual culture and built environment of modern Japan. Sen g Kuan is assistant professor of architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. He organized the exhibition Utopia Across Scales: Highlights from the Kenzo Tange Archive (Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2009).Yukio Lippit is professor of the history of art and architecture at Harvard University. He is author of Painting of the Realm: The Kano House of Painters in Seventeenth- Century Japan (University of Washington Press, 2012).

This is the catalog for the major retrospective exhibition of Kenzo Tange's work which was held at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1987. Many black-and-white and colored photographs. Text in English, French and Japanese.

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

[publisher: Praeger, 1970] COLLECTORS LIKE NEW - Hardcover with clear acetate dustjacket. Illustrated slipcase included. Interior pages LIKE NEW. 304 pp, with photos throughout. Text in English,German, and French.--A detailed monograph on Tange's archeitectural work since 1946, and a selection from his writings. Very RARE in this condition.

Kenzo Tange's National Gymnasium for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics have been called the greatest building by the greatest architect of 20th century JapanThis issue revisits the project's design through documents from the Kenzo Tange Archive recently restored at Harvard UniversityHand-drawn, technical drawings including plans, elevations, sections, and details are featuredInterviews with Fumihiko Maki and Kengo Kuma who were both deeply impressed with the project, discuss their view on Tange's influenceA selection of projects including the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, St. Mary's Cathedral, and Kagawa Prefecture Government Building are also includedThe October 2019 issue showcases original drawings from the National Gymnasiums of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, which are among the many items from the Kenzo Tange Archive recently restored at Harvard University. Treated with the same care as a restored painting, these technical drawings allow us to admire the tremendous detail of the architecture and understand the intention of the designers as they produced these lines.A series of viewpoints and commentaries by experts from Japan and abroad are presented, including interviews with Fumihiko Maki and Kengo Kuma. Classic Tange designs such as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, St. Mary's Cathedral, and Kagawa Prefecture Government Building are also featured. The guest editor is Seng Kuan, who curated the exhibition 'Utopia Across Scales: Highlights from the Kenzo Tange Archive' held at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2009.Text in English and Japanese.

Green Leaves Entertainment is in the worst situation any Talent Management Agency can be in... they have NO talent! Desperate for an act, President Junko Tange targets the idol singer market and gives her flunky Matsuda his marching orders: get a girl group to manage, even if it means building one from scratch! Since complete singing groups rarely appear out of thin air, Matsuda's now in the difficult position of having to find girls with the right skills who don't already have contracts with Ja

Kenzo Tange's National Gymnasium for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics have been called the greatest building by the greatest architect of 20th century JapanThis issue revisits the project's design through documents from the Kenzo Tange Archive recently restored at Harvard UniversityHand-drawn, technical drawings including plans, elevations, sections, and details are featuredInterviews with Fumihiko Maki and Kengo Kuma who were both deeply impressed with the project, discuss their view on Tange's influenceA selection of projects including the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, St. Mary's Cathedral, and Kagawa Prefecture Government Building are also includedThe October 2019 issue showcases original drawings from the National Gymnasiums of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, which are among the many items from the Kenzo Tange Archive recently restored at Harvard University. Treated with the same care as a restored painting, these technical drawings allow us to admire the tremendous detail of the architecture and understand the intention of the designers as they produced these lines.A series of viewpoints and commentaries by experts from Japan and abroad are presented, including interviews with Fumihiko Maki and Kengo Kuma. Classic Tange designs such as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, St. Mary's Cathedral, and Kagawa Prefecture Government Building are also featured. The guest editor is Seng Kuan, who curated the exhibition 'Utopia Across Scales: Highlights from the Kenzo Tange Archive' held at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2009.Text in English and Japanese.