Gardner, William O., 1969- author.

The metabolist imagination : visions of the city in postwar Japanese architecture and science fiction / William O. Gardner.

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2020]

viii, 223 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

"This manuscript examines the relationship between architecture, urban design, and science fiction in postwar Japan, focusing on Metabolism, an avant-garde architectural movement formed in 1960 and influenced by the science fiction of Komatsu Sakyô, who collaborated with Metabolist architects during the 1970 World Expo in Osaka. By envisioning both utopian and apocalyptic (sci-fi) futures, Metabolist architects imagined large-scale megastructures based on biological concepts"-- Provided by publisher.

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Metabolism in architecture (Movement)
Architecture and biology Japan History 20th century.
Architecture Japan History 20th century.
Visionary architecture Japan.
Architecture and literature.
Future, The, in literature.
Science fiction, Japanese History and criticism.
Science fiction, Japanese Influence.
Metabolism (Groupe d'architectes japonais)
Architecture et biologie Japon Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture Japon Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture visionnaire Japon.
Architecture et littérature.
Futur dans la littérature.
Metabolism (movement)
Architecture.
Architecture and biology.
Science fiction, Japanese.
Visionary architecture.
Japan.

Informational works.
Art criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Critiques d'art.
Documents d'information.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 308694
Cote: BIB 254046
Statut: Disponible