Design
Tokyo’s Iconic Capsule Tower Cubes Get a New Lease on Life
Designed by Kisho Kurokawa, almost two dozen units from the dismantled architectural icon are being restored to become museum pieces
Before Tokyo's Nakagin Capsule Tower was dismantled earlier this year, architecture aficionados flocked for one final glimpse of the strange 13-story building of 140 interlocking grey cubes.
The edifice is no more, along with the flurry of media coverage on its demise. Yet, in a warehouse just outside the city, almost two dozen capsules are undergoing restoration to prepare them for a new life.