i-Kisho Kurokawa Workshop in Second Life

March 28, 2009

Type: event
Location: JP
Starts: Mar 28 2009 at 12:00AM
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http://archidemo.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-kurokawaworkshop.html

i-Kisho Kurokawa workshop was a virtual world workshop. The theme of workshop was "translating" concept of Nakagin capsule tower building (by Kisho Kurokawa) into virtual world. The participant represented the concept of "Metabolist movement" in Second Life, without a physical restriction of gravity etc. Five students the third grader (Faculty of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University) participated in this workshop from November, 2008 to February, 2009.

* Production: Hidenori Watanave Laboratory @ Tokyo Metropolitan University + Atelier Ten
* Original design + project cooperation: Kisho Kurokawa architecture and urban design office
* Produce: Nikkei architecture