Kisho Kurokawa
Subtitle: from the age of the machine to the age of life
By: editor, Dennis Sharp
Publisher: BookArt
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Architects; Architecture; Designs and plans; Metabolism in architecture (Movement); Modern Architecture
Other titles: From the age of the machine to the age of life; Kurokawa
Notes: Published to coincide with an exhibition held at the RIBA Architecture Centre, London Apr.17-June 13, 1998 and other galleries.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface / Kisho Kurokawa; title: Introduction / Dennis Sharp; title: The supreme achievement of symbiosis / Peter Wislocki; title: Kuraokawa's double vision: from Metabolism to fractals / Charles Jencks; title: 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; title: 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; title: Sport and recreation : Oita Main Stadium ; Fujinomiya Golf Club Clubhouse ; Toyota City Stadium; title: Offices and shops : Melbourne Central ; Pacific Tower ; Lane Crawford Place; title: Urban design : Himeji City Shirotopia Memorial Park ; Eco-Media City ; Waterfront Development Amagasaki City ; Kuala Lumpur International Airport ; Shenzhen public space system; title: Hotels and residential : Hotel Kyocera ; Bukit Ungul Show Bungalow ; Flores Residence Menorca ; Resort Hotel Menorca; title: Furniture design : Fractal furniture series ; Edo furniture series; title: 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.