--Commemorating 60 Years since the Metabolist Manifesto--
Marine cities. Floating cities. Resilient cities. These are just some of the concepts embraced by a charismatic group of young Japanese designers and architects known as the Metabolists, who rose to prominence in the 1960s with visionary projects and grandly avant-garde designs.
The Metabolists were active in Japan from 1958 to the 1970s, mentored by iconic architect Kenzō Tange, and included Kishō Kurokawa, Fumihiko Maki and Kiyonori Kikutake among others. Of Metabolism’s many members, only Maki is alive today. The Metabolism school was formalised in 1960 with the publication of a manifesto titled METABOLISM/1960––Proposals for a New Urbanism, which was launched at the Tokyo World Design Conference. The movement reached its peak with the 1970 World Expo in Osaka, where striking pavilions and other structures designed by the Metabolists wowed a global audience.
On February 16, The Japan Foundation, Sydney presents a talk by scholar and licensed architect Dr Raffaele Pernice to introduce the work of the Metabolists. The talk examines the merits and limitations of the urban architectural projects and planning schemes they developed in response to Japan’s rapid post-war urbanisation. It also reflects on the lessons and legacy of the Metabolist oeuvre, sixty years on from the manifesto’s release. Ultimately, it considers how the visions and ideas of this dynamic but fleeting movement might be reinterpreted and adapted to address the future needs of contemporary cities.
Onsite and online attendance available. Free; bookings essential.
TImezone: AEDT (Sydney time).
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Mutant Urbanism in Japanese Architecture: Lessons from the Metabolist MovementType
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February 16, 2021 06:30 PMUntil
February 16, 2021 07:30 PMVenue
The Japan Foundation, SydneyAddress