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Tokyo’s Tallest

Pelli Clarke & Partners devises tapering glass curtain wall for JP Mori, Japan’s tallest tower

An Anatomy of Influence

Perfect Days elevates the everyday—not unlike Bêka & Lemoine’s Moriyama-San

Brick by Brick

James and Suzan Wines share how they designed an Off-White store in Ginza, Tokyo, for Virgil Abloh

Following Frank’s Footsteps

Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects is designing a new complex for Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel

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A Tale of Two Neighborhoods

OMA unveils design for Tokyo shopping center that straddles two disconnected neighborhoods

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Metabolized

A successful failure: Remembering the Nakagin Capsule Tower

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Metabolized

An obsolescent masculine dream: Remembering the Nakagin Capsule Tower

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Metabolized

Fala finds a home in Ginza: Remembering the Nakagin Capsule Tower

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Metabolized

Images of a future from the recent past: Remembering the Nakagin Capsule Tower

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Metabolized

Metabolic memories: Remembering the Nakagin Capsule Tower

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Sunny Days Ahead

Kazuo Shinohara’s reconstructed Umbrella House debuts at the Vitra Campus in Germany

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Odds 'N Ends

Daily digest: Seattle’s Freeway Park is now a city landmark, MVRDV unrolls Rotterdam Rooftop Walk, and more

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Big Boy

Japan’s tallest tower tops out in Tokyo

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End Of The Road

Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower set to be demolished in April

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Greenwashing The Games

How sustainable really were the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

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Nakagin, Unplugged

Preservation efforts kick into high gear as the demolition of Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower looms

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Metabolic Collapse

Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower faces renewed threats of demolition

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Razing a Rock Palace

Tokyo’s iconic Nakano Sun Plaza concert hall and hotel will meet the wrecking ball

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