Kenzo Tange and the Metabolist Movement: Urban Utopias of Modern Japan
Author:   Zhongjie Lin (University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
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9781032149424


Pages:   301
Publication Date:   31 August 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Zhongjie Lin (University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9781032149424


ISBN 10:   1032149426
Pages:   301
Publication Date:   31 August 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword by Arata Isozaki 1. Introduction: City as Organism 2. Metabolism 1960 3. Metabolist Utopias 4. Myths of Tokyo Bay 5. Structure and Symbol 6. Expo ’70 7. The Capsule Tower 8. Epilogue: Seeing the Future through the Past

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Dr. Zhongjie Lin is an architect, urban designer, and scholar of urbanism. He is Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, where he serves as director of Urban Design program. He is also founding director of Futurepolis, an awarding-winning practice of international architecture and planning. Dr. Lin is author or coauthor of several books, including Urban Design in the Global Perspective (2006), Kenzō Tange and the Metabolist Movement (2010/2023), The Making of a Chinese Model New Town (2012), Vertical Urbanism (2018), and Rio de Janeiro: Urban Expansion and Environment (2019). He holds a PhD in architectural history and criticism from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.Arch. from Tongji University.

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