Tokyo’s once-futuristic Capsule Tower to be torn down

A short walk from Tokyo’s upmarket Ginza district stands a unique building that for decades has been a magnet for architecture fans and curious tourists. The exterior of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, Japan. Trevor Mogg Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower was designed by the late Kisho Kurokawa and built in 1972. The extraordinary structure…