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008			180601s2018 nyua ob 001 0 eng d
020			_a9781315165585 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a1315165589 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_z9781138056022
020			_z1138056022
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100	1		_aNyilas, Agnes, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aBeyond utopia : _bJapanese metabolism architecture and the birth of mythopia / _cAgnes Nyilas.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bRoutledge Ltd. _c2018.
300			_a1 online resource (192 pages) : _billustrations
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520	8		_aMegastructure proposals by the Japanese Metabolism group are commonly identified with the concept of utopia. Beyond this partial understanding, the author suggests that rather than being merely utopian, the Megastructure of Metabolism represents a uniquely amalgam genre: the myth camouflaged as utopia. Although its Megastructure seemingly describes a desirable future condition as utopia does, it also comprises certain cultural images rooted in the collective (un)conscious of Japanese people, in accordance with the general interpretation of myth. The primary narrative of the book thus follows the gradual unfolding of the myth-like characteristics of its Megastructure. Myth is dealt here as an interdisciplinary subject in line with contemporary myth theories. After expounding the mechanism underlying the growing demand for a new myth in architecture (the origin of the myth), Part I discovers the formal characteristics of the Megastructure of Metabolism to give a hint of the real intention behind it. Based on this, Part II is a reexamination of their design methods, which aims to clarify the function of the myth and to suggest the meaning behind it. Finally, Part III deals with the subject matter of the myth by disclosing the meaning unfolding in the story, and suggests a new reading of Metabolism's urban theory: as an attempt to reconsider the traditional Japanese space concept.
588			_aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 7, 2018).
590			_aMaster record variable field(s) change: 050, 072, 082, 650
650		0	_aArchitecture, Japanese.
650		0	_aMegastructures _zJapan.
650		0	_aUtopias.
650		7	_aARCHITECTURE / Adaptive Reuse & Renovation. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aARCHITECTURE / Reference. _2bisacsh
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aNyilas, Agnes. _tBeyond utopia. Japanese metabolism architecture and the birth of mythopia. _dAndover : Routledge Ltd. 2018 _z9781138056022 _w(OCoLC)1038007309
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