Curators at the MoMA in New York, Evangelos Kotsioris and Paula Vilaplana de Miguel, present the Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower. This highlights the works of Japanese architect Kisho Kurakawa and specifically his Capsule Tower, displayed as a cycle. This followed the Nakagin Capsule Tower dismantling — it has been restored in a capsule as a part of the New York exhibition.

Kotsioris explains, “It’s a very rare opportunity where we get to show visitors on a one-to-one scale, a piece of architecture, rather than just showing drawings or photographs or videos. They meticulously restored the interior, found the right carpet as it was originally specified – it’s a very faithful restoration. All the cabinetry is original, the bathroom, all the fixtures, everything. Which is very rare, and the MoMA capsule even has the electronics and appliances.”

Image Credit: Jonathan Dorado, MoMA