Title: Kisho Kurokawa : from the age of the machine to the age of life /
Authors: Kurokawa, Kishō, 1934-2007; Sharp, Dennis.; RIBA Architecture Centre
Publisher: BookArt,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Kurokawa, Kishō,; Architects Japan.; Architecture Japan Designs and plans.; Metabolism in architecture (Movement); Architecture, Modern
Contents: Preface / Kisho Kurokawa -- Introduction / Dennis Sharp -- The supreme achievement of symbiosis / Peter Wislocki -- Kuraokawa's double vision: from Metabolism to fractals / Charles Jencks -- Section I. Tokyo helix city plan ; Floating City Kasumigaura ; K residence plan ; Agricultural city project ; Prefabricated apartments ; Cannery for Nitto Food Company ; Yamagata Hawaii Dreamland ; Linear city metamorphosis '65 ; Takara Pavilion Expo '70 ; Toshiba IHI Pavilion Expo '70 ; Expo '70 capsule in Theme Pavilion ; Nakagin Capsule Tower ; Capsule summer house 'K' ; Sony Tower Osaka -- Section II. Buildings and projects : Culture and education : Saitama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art ; Nagoya City Art Museum ; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art ; Memorial Hall for Shirase Expedition ; Honjin Memorial Museum of Art ; Museé de Louvain-la-Neuve ; Mara City Museum of Photography ; Wakayama Museum of Modern Art ; Ehime Museum of General Science ; Fukui City Museum of Art ; Shiga Kogen Roman Art Museum ; New wing of Vincent van Gogh Museum ; Fukui Prefectural Museum of Dinosaurs -- Sport and recreation : Oita Main Stadium ; Fujinomiya Golf Club Clubhouse ; Toyota City Stadium -- Offices and shops : Melbourne Central ; Pacific Tower ; Lane Crawford Place -- Urban design : Himeji City Shirotopia Memorial Park ; Eco-Media City ; Waterfront Development Amagasaki City ; Kuala Lumpur International Airport ; Shenzhen public space system -- Hotels and residential : Hotel Kyocera ; Bukit Ungul Show Bungalow ; Flores Residence Menorca ; Resort Hotel Menorca -- Furniture design : Fractal furniture series ; Edo furniture series -- Section III. Kurokawa documents : Kisho Kurokawa: abstract symbolism ; Biography ; Japanese and overseas awards ; Major Japanese projects ; Major overseas projects ; Architectural prizes ; Japanese and English language publications ; Exhibitions.