The Nakagin Capsule Tower was built in the Ginza district of Toyko, Japan. Designed by the late architect Kisho Kurokawa, it was completed in 1972. It is thirteen or fourteen floors high (depending on how you count them) and is made up of a 140 prefabricated modules or capsules. It is a mixed used residential tower combined with offices. As of this writing there are plans to tear it down due to concerns about asbestos used in the construction of the capsules and also worries about the building's ability to withstand an earthquake but there is a growing movement to preserve the building for the architectural gem that it is.You can read more here:
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