Unfolding a Nakagin Story
To re-identify Japan's Modernity after the war, Kisho Kurokawa, the youngest Metabolism group member, imagines modern housing as individual cells. They move, digest, grow, and decay, informing a new society where people no longer live in a fixed space. Unfolding a Nakagin Story uses the newspaper as a medium to document and expand this Metabolism imagination, through unfolding to fabricate an urban story.
Unfolding a Nakagin Story Newspaper Poster by Yang Tian has been highlighted as an exceptional representation of communication design by the A' Design Award & Competition. Unfolding a Nakagin Story Newspaper Poster was awarded the Iron A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design in 2025. The A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award is an international, jury-voted, fair and ethical design competition that honors outstanding design of logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs, business cards, book covers, billboards and more.
