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Collection by Chris Deam

Metabolist Architure

Metabolism (新陳代謝 shinchintaisha) was a postwar Japanese architectural movement that fused ideas about architectural megastructures with those of organic biological growth.

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HORST PETER DOLLINGER TRANSPORTABLE CAPSULE TOWER / TRANSPORTABLER WOHNKABINENTURM, 1960s
HORST PETER DOLLINGER TRANSPORTABLE CAPSULE TOWER / TRANSPORTABLER WOHNKABINENTURM, 1960s
Takara Beautilion / Pavilion for Expo '70, Osaka 1970 / Kisho Kurokawa (1934-2007)
Takara Beautilion / Pavilion for Expo '70, Osaka 1970 / Kisho Kurokawa (1934-2007)
Lower Manhattan Expressway, New York City. Paul Rudolph, architect
Lower Manhattan Expressway, New York City. Paul Rudolph, architect

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