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Amid Japan’s political turbulence in 1960, seven architects and
designers founded Metabolism to propagate radical ideas of
urbanism. Kenzō Tange’s Plan for Tokyo 1960 further celebrated
urban expansion as organic processes and pushed city design to an
unprecedented scale. Metabolists’ visionary schemes of future
cities 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 post-industrial society. This new edition expands
Zhongjie Lin’s pathbreaking account on Tange and Metabolism
centered at the intersection of urbanism and utopianism. The
thorough historical survey, from Metabolism’s inauguration at the
1960 World Design Conference to the apex of the movement at Expo
’70 and further to the 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. Kenzō Tange and the Metabolist Movement is a key
book for architectural and urban historians, architects and all
those interested in avant-garde design and Japanese architecture.
Using Rio de Janeiro as the case study city, this book highlights
and examines issues surrounding the development of mega-cities in
Latin America and beyond. Complex dynamics of urbanization such as
mega-event-driven development, infrastructure investment, and
informal urban expansion are intertwined with changing climatic
conditions that demand new approaches to sustainable urbanism. The
urban conditions facing 21st century cities such as Rio emphasize
the need to revisit urban forms, reintegrate infrastructure, and
re-evaluate practices. With contributions from 15 scholars from
several countries exploring urbanism, urbanization, and climate
change, this book provides insights into the contextual and
environmental issues shaping Rio in the age of globalization. Each
of the book's three sections addresses an interdisciplinary range
of topics impacting urbanism in Latin America, which will be
accessible to researchers and professionals interested in
urbanization, urban design, sustainability, planning, and
architecture.
Amid Japan’s political turbulence in 1960, seven architects and
designers founded Metabolism to propagate radical ideas of
urbanism. Kenzō Tange’s Plan for Tokyo 1960 further celebrated
urban expansion as organic processes and pushed city design to an
unprecedented scale. Metabolists’ visionary schemes of future
cities 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 post-industrial society. This new edition expands
Zhongjie Lin’s pathbreaking account on Tange and Metabolism
centered at the intersection of urbanism and utopianism. The
thorough historical survey, from Metabolism’s inauguration at the
1960 World Design Conference to the apex of the movement at Expo
’70 and further to the 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. Kenzō Tange and the Metabolist Movement is a key
book for architectural and urban historians, architects and all
those interested in avant-garde design and Japanese architecture.
Studies of compact cities have evolved along with the rising
awareness of climate change and sustainable development. Relevant
debates, however, reveal that the prevailing definitions and
practices of compact cities are tied primarily to traditional
Western urban forms. This book reinterprets "compact city", and
develops a ground-breaking discourse of "Vertical Urbanism", a
concept that has never been critically articulated. It emphasizes
"Vertical Urbanism" as a dynamic design strategy instead of a
static form, distinguishing it from the stereotyped concept of
"vertical city" or "towers in the park" dominant in China and
elsewhere, and suggests its adaptability to different geographic
and cultural contexts. Using Chinese cities as laboratories of
investigation, this book explores the design, ecological, and
sociocultural dimensions of building compact cities, and addresses
important global urban issues through localized design solutions,
such as the relationship between density and vitality, the
integration of horizontal and vertical dimensions of design, and
the ecological and social adaptability of combinatory mega-forms.
In addition, through discussions with scholars from the United
States, China, and Japan, this book provides an insight into the
theoretical debates surrounding "compact city" and "Vertical
Urbanism" in the global context. Scholars and students in
architecture and urban planning will be attracted by this book.
Also, it will appeal to readers with an interest in urban
development and Asian studies.
Using Rio de Janeiro as the case study city, this book highlights
and examines issues surrounding the development of mega-cities in
Latin America and beyond. Complex dynamics of urbanization such as
mega-event-driven development, infrastructure investment, and
informal urban expansion are intertwined with changing climatic
conditions that demand new approaches to sustainable urbanism. The
urban conditions facing 21st century cities such as Rio emphasize
the need to revisit urban forms, reintegrate infrastructure, and
re-evaluate practices. With contributions from 15 scholars from
several countries exploring urbanism, urbanization, and climate
change, this book provides insights into the contextual and
environmental issues shaping Rio in the age of globalization. Each
of the book's three sections addresses an interdisciplinary range
of topics impacting urbanism in Latin America, which will be
accessible to researchers and professionals interested in
urbanization, urban design, sustainability, planning, and
architecture.
Studies of compact cities have evolved along with the rising
awareness of climate change and sustainable development. Relevant
debates, however, reveal that the prevailing definitions and
practices of compact cities are tied primarily to traditional
Western urban forms. This book reinterprets "compact city", and
develops a ground-breaking discourse of "Vertical Urbanism", a
concept that has never been critically articulated. It emphasizes
"Vertical Urbanism" as a dynamic design strategy instead of a
static form, distinguishing it from the stereotyped concept of
"vertical city" or "towers in the park" dominant in China and
elsewhere, and suggests its adaptability to different geographic
and cultural contexts. Using Chinese cities as laboratories of
investigation, this book explores the design, ecological, and
sociocultural dimensions of building compact cities, and addresses
important global urban issues through localized design solutions,
such as the relationship between density and vitality, the
integration of horizontal and vertical dimensions of design, and
the ecological and social adaptability of combinatory mega-forms.
In addition, through discussions with scholars from the United
States, China, and Japan, this book provides an insight into the
theoretical debates surrounding "compact city" and "Vertical
Urbanism" in the global context. Scholars and students in
architecture and urban planning will be attracted by this book.
Also, it will appeal to readers with an interest in urban
development and Asian studies.
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