Short-lived but fondly remembered, Metabolism was a unique movement that didn’t spread beyond the islands of Japan. If you have a habit of scrolling image-based sites like Pinterest or Instagram, you’ve surely seen at least one building that represents this bizarre and extraterrestrial constructional vision. The agenda of Metabolism was to reimagine urban areas and gradually transform them into a harmonic extension of the surrounding nature. The grand plan didn’t work out, but at least we have numerous monuments of Metabolism heyday – prepare to be amazed!
