{"product_id":"beyond-utopia-agnes-nyilas-9781138056039","title":"Beyond Utopia: Japanese Metabolism Architecture and the Birth of Mythopia","description":"\u003cp\u003eMegastructure proposals by the Japanese Metabolism group are commonly identified with utopian concepts. \u003cem\u003eBeyond Utopia\u003c\/em\u003e argues that Metabolism Megastructures represent an amalgam genre: myth camouflaged as utopia. After exploring the growing demand for a new myth in architecture (\u003ci\u003ethe origin of myth\u003c\/i\u003e), Part One examines the formal characteristics of the Megastructures to reveal underlying intent. Part Two looks at design methods, clarifying \u003ci\u003ethe function of myth\u003c\/i\u003e. Part Three deals with \u003ci\u003ethe subject of myth\u003c\/i\u003e and suggests a new reading of Metabolism urban theory: as an attempt to reconsider the traditional Japanese space concept through cultural images rooted in the collective (un)conscious of Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agnes Nyilas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138056030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138056039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Agnes Nyilas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441748422911,"sku":"9781138056039","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58bdebc8-2291-4a53-98bf-1e55da7333be.jpg?v=1777192718","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-utopia-agnes-nyilas-9781138056039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}