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[opening] METABOLISM, THE CITY OF THE FUTURE:

Dreams and Visions of Reconstruction in Postwar and Present-Day Japan
17 September (SAT), 2011– 15 January (sun), 2012 MORI ART MUSEUM (roppongi hills mori tower 53f)

Mori Art Museum to Hold World’s First Comprehensive Exhibition of “Metabolism,”

a Representative Movement in Japanese Modern Architecture History

The Mori Art Museum presents “Metabolism, the City of the Future” from Saturday, 17 September, 2011
to Sunday, 15 January, 2012. Metabolism, which sprang up in the 1960s, remains the most widely known
modern architecture movement to have emerged from Japan. As its biological name suggests, the Metabolism
movement contends that buildings and cities should be designed in the same organic way that the material
substance of a natural organism propagates —deftly adapting to its environment by changing its form in rapid
succession. The scale of the vision emerging from this movement is enormous: a floating island-city that
stretches across Tokyo Bay, a city of skyscrapers connected by corridors suspended in the sky.
The Metabolism movement was developed during the period of reconstruction in which war-torn Japan
worked to move toward its period of rapid economic growth in the wake of World War II. The architects
involved engaged in heated debates over their conceptions of the ideal city and planned a great deal of
experimental architecture and cities based on ideas of lifestyles and communities for a new era. Precisely as
Japan is confronting great difficulties today, Metabolism is packed with valuable hints for architectural and
urban development. This is the first exhibition in the world to provide such a comprehensive overview of the
movement. Comprising more than 500 exhibits, it offers the opportunity to reconsider the direction that
should be taken by architecture and cities of the future.

Tange Kenzo and his research lab in Tokyo University　A Plan for Tokyo 1960　 Tange Kenzo with Model　1961
Photo: Kawasumi Akio　Courtesy: TANGE ASSOCIATES

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Main Features

■ Clarification of “Metabolism,”
an architecture movement that emerged from Japan
This exhibition is the first in the world to give the full picture of the ideas and the movement of Metabolism. It presents a comprehensive
elucidation introducing the works of representative Japanese architects and designers, including Tange Kenzo, who greatly influenced the
ideas of Metabolism, and others central to the movement such as Kurokawa Kisho, Kikutake Kiyonori, Maki Fumihiko, Otaka Masato,
Ekuan Kenji, and Awazu Kiyoshi.

■ Reconstruction plans made by Metabolism architects a half century ago

Particularly now, some fifty years on, the exhibition introduces for reflection and reappraisal the reconstruction projects envisaged by the
Metabolists, including Tange Kenzo’s Hiroshima Peace Center , famous as a postwar reconstruction masterpiece leading to the preservation
of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial; Kurokawa Kisho’ s Agricultural City Plan , proposed as a disaster area reconstruction plan in the wake of
Typhoon Vera; and the Master Plan for Reconstruction of Skopie City Center (Macedonia), an earthquake disaster reconstruction plan
based on Tange Kenzo’s design and implemented by Isozaki Arata and other architects.

■ Never-before-seen archive film footage, rare models and materials

Comprising 500 or more exhibits, consisting of architectural models and drawings, sketches, photos, archival films, and computer-
generated video, some 80 projects will be exhibited. Owned by architects and other private individuals rather than museums, many of
these works have never been exhibited in public in Japan before.

■ Featuring the actual pioneer capsule architecture

The architects of Metabolism collected residential functions in capsules and, in attaching and removing them, tried to design an
architecture that met the needs of the day by being capable of updating itself. One of the few architectural works that actually
incorporates these ideas is the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building . These masterpiece capsule residences made the name Kurokawa Kisho
known throughout the world, and one of them has been refurbished by Mori Art Museum and is on display in Roppongi Hills.

■ The city of the future envisioned

by the architects of Metabolism and rendered in computer-generated video
Computer-generated videos have been produced of six future city plans that in the 1960s could only be expressed in static drawings and
models. One highlight will be a CG rendering of A Plan for Tokyo 1960 , Tange Kenzo’s revolutionary design for a new Tokyo on Tokyo Bay.

■ Art, design, and music from the same period as the City of the Future/
Expo ‘70 Osaka
Expo ’ 70 Osaka brought into focus the entire wisdom of the architects of Metabolism, and this wisdom has been handed down even to
the present day. Along with introducing the Expo ’ 70 Osaka as the City of the Future from an urban/architectural perspective, the art,
design, and music of the same period is showcased—beginning with Isozaki Arata ’ s environment design for the Festival Plaza, as well as
work by Yamaguchi Katsuhiro, Ichiyanagi Toshi, Tomatsu Shomei, and Awazu Kiyoshi.

■ The Metabolism Lounge

The Metabolism Lounge is a place in the exhibition for contemplating different aspects of future urban design through exhibitions of the
latest research data and urban projects, including the latest emergency disaster relief capsules and environmental symbiosis, books on
Metabolism, archive films of past lectures, and more.

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Organizers: Mori Art Museum, UIA2011 TOKYO Japan Organizing Board, Nikkei Inc.
Curatorial Team: Mori Art Museum: Nanjo Fumio, Maeda Naotake (Project Manager), Kataoka Mami, Tagomori Miho
Collegium Metabolism: Yatsuka Hajime (Representative), Asada Mari, Imamura Souhei, Ota Kayoko, Kaneko Yusuke, Kikuchi Makoto, Kuan Seng, Toda
Jo, Toyokawa Saikaku, Nango Yoshikazu, Hino Naohiko, Matsushita Kiwa, Mizutani Akihiro, Yamana Yoshiyuki
Advisory Committee: Isozaki Arata, Ekuan Kenji, Otani Sachio, Kawazoe Noboru, Kikutake Kiyonori, Fujimori Terunobu, Maki Fumihiko, Yatsuka Hajime
Cooperation: Kurokawa Kako, Kurokawa Mikio, Tange Takako, Tange Paul Noritaka, Awazu Design Co., Ltd., Otaka Architect & Associates, Kisho Kurokawa
Architect & Associates, Tange Associates, Digital Hollywood University Graduate school, Commemorative organization for the Japan World Exposition '70
In Association with: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Architectural Institute of Japan, The Japan Institute of Architects,
The City Planning Institute of Japan, City Planning Association of Japan
Corporate Sponsors: OBAYASHI CORPORATION, SANKEN SETSUBI KOGYO CO., LTD., Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd,
SHIMIZU CORPORATION, SHINRYO CORPORATION, TOKYO GAS Co., Ltd., NIHON SEKKEI, INC., IRIE MIYAKE ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS,
KAJIMA CORPORATION, KYUDENKO, Kenchiku Setsubi Sekkei Kenkyusho, SANKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., TAKENAKA CORPORATION,
Nikken Sekkei Ltd., KANDENKO CO., LTD., KINDEN CORPORATION, KOMAIHALTEC Inc., TOENEC CORPORATION, YKK AP Inc.
Grants from: Mondrian Foundation, Amsterdam　Support: Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE

Venue: Mori Art Museum 53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan
Open Hours: 10:00 –22:00 ｜ Tue: 10:00 –17:00 ｜ *9/25(Sun) open until 17:00, 1/3(Tue) open until 22:00
*Admission until 30 minutes before closing. *Open everyday.
Admission: Adult: ¥1,500 University / Highschool student: ¥1,000 / Child (4 years to Junior Highschool student): ¥500 *All prices include tax.
*Ticket also valid for “MAM Project 015: Tsang Kin-Wah” and Tokyo City View observation deck (excludes Sky Deck).
*Additional entrance fee to the Sky Deck is required: ¥300
Tel: 03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial) Website: www.mori.art.museum

Exhibition Outline

Metabolism, which sprang up in the 1960s, remains the most widely known modern architecture movement
to have emerged from Japan. As its biological name suggests, the Metabolism movement contends that
buildings and cities should be designed in the same organic way that life grows and changes through the
repeated process of metabolism.
At the World Design Conference of 1960, the Metabolism group – formed by architecture critic Kawazoe
Noboru, architects Otaka Masato, Maki Fumihiko, Kikutake Kiyonori and Kurokawa Kisho, designers Awazu
Kiyoshi, Ekuan Kenji, and others who had come under the influence of the architect Tange Kenzo – presented
a manifesto entitled “Metabolism/1960 – The Proposals for a New Urbanism.” The movement went on to
involve numerous other architects such as Isozaki Arata and Otani Sachio throughout Japan’ s period of rapid
economic growth, and it ultimately came to define this key moment in the nation’ s modern architectural
history. Fifty years on, there is now increasing momentum for a reappraisal of the Metabolists’ grand visions
of future cities as important, pioneering examples in assessing today’s cities.
This is the first exhibition in the world to provide such a complete overview of Metabolism. It highlights not
only leading architectural and urban projects but also Japan ’ s most important postwar reconstruction urban
planning efforts such as the Hiroshima Peace Center, which was a forerunner of Metabolism. Art and design
from the period are also introduced, as well as Expo ’ 70 Osaka, which in many ways was the culmination of
the movement, and later international projects. The exhibition also represents an important opportunity to
collect and archive valuable architectural documents and records, as many such materials have been lost in
recent years. The 500 or more exhibits from about 80 projects include never-before-seen models, sketches,
and plans owned by architects and private individuals, archive film footage rarely viewed by the public, and
CG renderings of planned future cities that have been produced especially for this exhibition.

press release Press Contact Details: Mr. Watanabe, Ms.Taki, Ms. Shinagawa, Ms. Kiriki Public Relations, Mori Art Museum
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Section 1: Birth of Metabolism

Metabolism was an architectural movement that began in Japan but
whose message was sent out to the world. Tange Kenzo, who thought of
architecture on the scale of cities, had a particularly strong influence on
the birth of Metabolism. This section examines Tange's reconstruction
plan— Master Plan for Hiroshima and Hiroshima Peace Center Complex
— which is the clear starting point for postwar Japanese architecture
and urban design. It also traces the changes in wartime and postwar
Japanese urban design, focusing in particular on the ideas for future Tange Kenzo　Master Plan for Hiroshima Peace Center Complex
1953　Photo: Ishimoto Yasuhiro
cities set out in the 1960 manifesto, "METABOLISM/1960 — The
Proposals for a New Urbanism."

Section 2: Era of Metabolism

The ideas of Metabolism progressed from being unrealized plans for
futuristic cities, with some taking shape as experimental architecture.
This section reviews a wide range of activities from conceptual city
plans to public architecture and housing, including A Plan for Tokyo
1960 , which set out Tange Kenzo and his associates' innovative ideas
for a marine city to span Tokyo Bay; the Nakagin Capsule Tower
Building , which became a symbol of Metabolism by demonstrating
urban housing in the form of detachable capsules; and Showa Station ,
the Antarctic base that could be assembled on site without special Kurokawa Kisyo　Nakagin Capsule Tower Building
skills using factory-made components and was a precursor of today's 1972　Tokyo　Photo: Ohashi Tomio
prefabricated housing.

Section 3: From Space to Environment

In addition to architecture and urban planning, Metabolism became
deeply involved in design and art via the keyword 'environment.' One
result of that involvement was the 1966 exhibition "From Space to
Environment." Another example was Expo '70 Osaka, which integrated
many different genres in events on the 'environment' theme. This
section includes works by artist Yamaguchi Katsuhiro, graphic designer
Awazu Kiyoshi and others who participated in "From Space to
Environment." It also introduces Expo '70 Osaka from the perspectives The Grand Roof and the Festival plaza–Expo ‘70 Osaka
of urban planning and architecture. 1970　Photo: Shinkenchiku-sha Courtesy: DAAS

Section 4: Global Metabolism

After the success of Expo '70 Osaka and also their own successes in
international competitions, Tange Kenzo and other Metabolist architects
began working at the international level. They have since produced
projects around the world that put the ideas of Metabolism into
practice in many different forms. Here we examine major projects at
the city scale, including Tange Kenzo's Master Plan for Reconstruction
of Skopje City Center in Macedonia, and Maki Fumihiko's Republic
Polytechnic . Including unrealized projects and projects that are still in
progress, we attempt to verify the extent to which Metabolism has Maki Fumihiko　Republic Polytechnic Campus, Singapore
contributed to the growth of cities around the world. 2007　Courtesy: Maki and Associates

The Metabolism Lounge–current ideas on future city models

Taking a variety of forms, the thinking and ideas of Metabolism are still very much alive in architecture and urban design today. The
Metabolism Lounge includes exhibits showing the QS72 disaster relief units that were designed by the Ekuan Kenji-led GK Sekkei and
were used in hospitals after the East Japan Earthquake. The Lounge also includes research from Shimizu Corporation's GREEN FLOAT
project, which has inherited many of its approaches from Metabolism. The Lounge also has many books related to Metabolism and
urban design, and has videos of the symposiums held during the exhibition, making it the ideal venue for thinking about the future of
architecture and the cities produced by the ideas of Metabolism.

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Press images are available on our website. www.mori.art.museum

Maki Fumihiko
Golgi Structure (High Density City )
Ta n g e K e n z o a n d h i s
1967/2011 ( Model )
r e s e r c h l a b i n To k y o
629 x 900 x 900 mm 　
University
Production: Endo Seichi, Kamei
A Plan for Tokyo, 1960
E i s a b u r o , I s h i d a To s h i a k i L a b,
1961
Maebashi Institute of Technology
Photo: Kawasumi Akio
Support: Yamada Ichiro, Mikakuto
Cour tesy: TANGE
A S S O C I AT E S
Co., Ltd.; Murata Minoru, Murata
Ar twork Co., Ltd.; Sunaga
S at o sh i , T ER AG RE SS C o. , Lt d . ;
I k e t o J u k i c h i , Ta c h i b a n a Ko g e i
Co., Ltd.
Photo: Echelle-1

Otaka Masato, Isozaki Arata

Maki Fumihiko Shibuya Project: City
Toward Group Form in the Air
( S h i n j u k u Te r m i n a l 1962/2011 ( CG Video )
Redevelopment Project ) Production: A Voluntary
1960 Lab, Shibaura Institute
Courtesy: Otaka and of Technology; Ogura
Architects Lab, Graduate School,
Digital Hollywood
University

Tange Kenzo
Yamanashi Culture Hall
1966
Photo: Shinkenchiku-sha
Courtesy: DAAS

Isozaki Arata
Shinjuku Project: City in the Ai r
1961/2011 ( CG Video )
Production: A Voluntary Lab, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Ogura
Lab, Graduate School, Digital Hollywood University

Kikutake Kiyonori
Marine City 1963 Kikutake Kiyonori
1963/1980s ( Model ) Hotel Tokoen
Production: Ueno Sekkoumoukei 1965
Seisakusho Tottori, Japan
885 x 620 x 620 mm P h o t o : S h i n ke n c h i k u -
Collection: Kikutake Kiyonori sha
Courtesy: Kikutake Kiyonori Courtesy: DAAS

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Kikutake Kiyonori
Eco Polis Awazu Kiyoshi
c. 1990/2011 ( Collage ) Po s t e r f o r T h e Wo r k s o f
Courtesy: Kikutake Kiyonori Kurokawa Kisho
Digital retouch: Hagiwara Kei 1970
1022 x 728 mm
Collection: Kisho Kurokawa
Architect & Associates

Kikutake Kiyonori
Miyakonojo Civic Center Yamaguchi Katsuhiro
1966 Device ( Work )
Miyazaki, Japan 1967
Photo: Shinkenchiku-sha Acrylic plastic, lights
1500 x 2000 x 2000 mm
Collection: NST ( Deposit:
The Niigata Prefectural
Museum of Modern Art )

Maki Fumihiko
Hillside Terrace Complex
c. 1992
Photo: Monma Kaneaki
Courtesy: Maki and
Associates

exhibition Contributors: Yatsuka Hajime, Kikuchi Makoto, Yamana Yoshiyuki, and

others
catalogue Size: Number of page: A4 variation, 336 pages
Language: Japanese 　Price: ¥4,800 (incl.tax)
Edited and Produced by: Mori Art Museum, Shinkenchiku-sha Co., Ltd
Published by: Shinkenchiku-sha Co., Ltd

Sky House (1958) A 1/200 scale model of Kikutake Kiyonori's Sky House . Limited edition
1/200 scale model of 100, each including a serial number and Kikutake's signature. Made
of resin.
Price: ¥12,600 (incl/tax)

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public program

■　Symposium 　 [Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available]

No.1 "The Metabolists on Metabolism"

Growing alongside Japan's postwar recovery and economic growth, Metabolism's orientation was towards new architecture and future cities.
Listening to the people who were at the center of the Metabolism movement or involved with the movement, we look back at the excitement of
the early days, examine the path taken by the movement as it grew, and consider how it relates to architecture today.
Speakers: Ekuan Kenji (industrial designer), Kamiya Koji (Professor emeritus, Nihon University), Kikutake Kiyonori (architect), Maki Fumihiko (architect)
Moderator: Naito Hiroshi (architect)

No.2 "Metabolism as Politics"

As a movement, Metabolism drew in public officials and businesspeople as well as architects. Times have changed a great deal since then, but
perhaps it is still possible for architecture and architects to transform society. We investigate that possibility by considering it in the context of
the ideas of Metabolism and the activities of the Metabolists.
Speakers: Azuma Hiroki (writer/ cultural critic), Rem Koolhaas (architect), Mikuriya Takashi (Professor, Research Center of Advanced Science and
Technology, the University of Tokyo)　* Due to change in circumstances, Nader Vossoughian will not be able to participate in the program.
Moderator: Yatsuka Hajime (architect/ critic/ Professor, Shibaura Institute of Technology)

Date: No.1; 13:30-15:30, No.2; 16:30-18:30 Sunday 18 September, 2011

Venue: Tower Hall, Academyhills49, Mori Tower 49F　Capacity: 320 (bookings required)
Admission: General ¥3,000 MAMC Member free　*Ticket valid for admission to both No.1 and 2.
Organizers: Mori Art Museum, Academyhills　Bookings: * Booked Out

No.3 “The DNA of Metabolism: Social Systems”

Half a century has passed since the period of rapid economic development. Social systems have changed, but what might be called the “DNA of
Metabolism” is still carried on by contemporary architects. How can those architects build new relationships with society?
Speakers: Tsukamoto Yoshiharu (architect), Hirata Akihisa (architect), Yoshimura Yasutaka (architect)
Moderator: Igarashi Taro (Professor, Tohoku University)　
Date: 19:00-21:00 Friday 14 October, 2011
Venue: Auditorium, Academyhills49, Mori Tower 49F
Capacity: 150 (bookings required)
Admission: General ¥2,000; MAMC Member free
Organizers: Mori Art Museum, Academyhills
Bookings: Mori Art Museum website

No.4 “The DNA of Metabolism: The Role of Architects”

The Metabolism movement demonstrated how architects can play a role in leading society in a certain direction.What role can these young
architects, who have inherited the Metabolist DNA, play in the context of a new age – the 21st century?
Speakers: Fujimoto Sou (architect), Fujimura Ryuji (architect)
Moderator: Igarashi Taro (Professor, Tohoku University)　
Date:19:00-21:00 Thursday 20 October, 2011
Venue: Auditorium, Academyhills49, Mori Tower 49F
Capacity: 150 (bookings required)
Admission: General ¥2,000; MAMC Member free
Organizers: Mori Art Museum, Academyhills
Bookings: Mori Art Museum website

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public program

■　Talk Session　 [Japanese only]

No.1 “Japanese Architecture in Globarization”

Speakers: Abe Nobuo（architect）、Yamamoto Kozo（architect / urban planner / Former Vice President of Kenzo Tange and Urtec in charge of Oversea
Projects）、Musa Mohammed OMER Saeed（Advisor, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia ）
Moderator: Toyokawa Saikaku（Associate Professor, Oyama National College of Technology）
Date: 19:00-20:00, Friday, 25 November 2011　Venue: Mori Art Museum　
Capacity: 100（bookings required）　Admission: Free（exhibition ticket required）
Bookings: Bookings can be made on the Mori Art Museum website from 11am, Wednesday 28 September, 2011.

No.2 “Design in the Age of Metabolism”

Part 1 “Industrial Design”
Speakers: Ekuan Kenji（industrial designer）、Mihara Ryotaro（Deputy Director, Design Policy Office, Creative Industries Division, Ministry of
Economy,Trade and Industry）
Moderator: Ota Kayoko（architecure curator）
Part 2 “Graphic Design”
Special guest: Katsui Mitsuo（graphic designer）　Host: Muroga Kiyonori (editor-in-chief of "IDEA”magazine）
Date: Tuesday, 29 November, 2011 *Part1: 18：30-19：30, Part 2: 19：30-20：30　　Venue: Mori Art Museum
Capacity: 100（bookings required）*Ticket valid for admission to both Part1 and 2.　Admission: Free（exhibition ticket required）
Bookings: Bookings can be made on the Mori Art Museum website from 11am, Wednesday 28 September, 2011.

No.3 “The Crisis in Architectural Documentation: Exploring the Possibilities for

the Establishment of an Architectural Archive”
Speakers: Suzukii Hiroyuki（Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University）、Yatsuka Hajime（architect/ critic/ Professor, Shibaura Institute of Technology）、
Maeda Naotake（Project Manager of “Metabolism, the City of the Future”, Mori Art Museum
Moderator:Yamana Yoshiyuki（Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Science)
Date: 19:00-21:00, Thursday, 15 December, 2011　Venue: Mori Art Museum
Capacity: 100（bookings required）　Admission: Free（exhibition ticket required）
Bookings: Bookings can be made on the Mori Art Museum website from 11am, Wednesday 28 September, 2011.

■　Gallery Talk Led by Research Lab Members　 [Japanese only]

A series of gallery talks led by members of Collegium Metabolism, a research lab devoted to the movement. Emphasis in each tour will be placed
on the particular tour leader’s area of interest.
Date: Speakers: Theme:
19：00-20：00, Wednesday, 28 September, 2011 Yatsuka Hajime、Toyokawa Saikaku Tange Kenzo and Asada Takashi
19：00-20：00, Wednesday, 12 October, 2011 Kikuchi Makoto、Hino Naohiko Isozaki Arata and Expo’70 Osaka
19：00-20：00, Wednesday, 26 October, 2011 Imamura Souhei、Matsushita Kiwa Kikutake Kiyonori and Maki Fumihiko
19：00-20：00, Wednesday, 23 November, 2011 Yamana Yoshiyuki, Nango Yoshikazu Kurokawa Kisho and Otaka masato, Otani Sachio
19：00-20：00, Wednesday, 7 December, 2011 Kaneko Yusuke, Yatsuka Hajime GK Sekkei and “Metabolism, the City of the Future”

*Gallery talks on Wednesday 9 November, Wednesday 21 December, 2011 and Wednesday 11 January, 2012 (each from 19:00 till 20:00) will be
led by Mori Art Museum staff.

Venue: Mori Art Museum（Please gather at the entrance of the exhibition）

Capacity: 15 each（bookings not required）　　Admission: Free（exhibition ticket required）

Many other public programs, including family programs, access programs and school programs ( some offered in Japanese only )
will also be held. Please check the Mori Art Museum website for details. www.mori.art.museum
*Speakers are subject to change without a notice.
Enquiries: Public Programs, Mori Art Museum (Monday to Friday 11:00-17:00)
Tel: 03-6406-6101 (direct) Fax: 03-6406-9351 E-mail: [email protected]

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