The concept that a city is subjected to growth, delay and rebuilt is attributed to which architect?

The concept that a city is subjected to growth, delay and rebuilt is attributed to which architect?

• A. Le Corbusier
• B. Lucio Costa
• C. Kenzo Tange
• D. Francisco Manosa

Answer: (C)

A city as a living, adaptable organism is what this concept is about. Kenzo Tange is tied to the Metabolist idea that urban form should be capable of growth, pause, and renewal through modular, replaceable parts. He and his circle imagined cities built from expandable blocks—towers or districts that can be added to, reconfigured, or rebuilt as needs change over time. This way the urban fabric can grow, encounter pauses or delays (in growth, funding, or planning), and then be renewed without starting from scratch. That mindset—designing for change, with flexible components that can be grown or rebuilt as conditions evolve—aligns with Tange’s work on Tokyo’s planning concepts and his Metabolist projects, which emphasized adaptability over a fixed, unchanging master plan. Le Corbusier’s approach centers on a highly regulated, tower-centric city ideal for efficiency and light, but not on the modular, ever-renewable idea. Brasilia’s master plan by Lucio Costa is a highly-studied static blueprint rather than a system designed for ongoing modular growth. Francisco Manosa’s work is rooted in local vernacular and tradition rather than this futuristic, modular urban rhythm.

A city as a living, adaptable organism is what this concept is about. Kenzo Tange is tied to the Metabolist idea that urban form should be capable of growth, pause, and renewal through modular, replaceable parts. He and his circle imagined cities built from expandable blocks—towers or districts that can be added to, reconfigured, or rebuilt as needs change over time. This way the urban fabric can grow, encounter pauses or delays (in growth, funding, or planning), and then be renewed without starting from scratch.

That mindset—designing for change, with flexible components that can be grown or rebuilt as conditions evolve—aligns with Tange’s work on Tokyo’s planning concepts and his Metabolist projects, which emphasized adaptability over a fixed, unchanging master plan.

Le Corbusier’s approach centers on a highly regulated, tower-centric city ideal for efficiency and light, but not on the modular, ever-renewable idea. Brasilia’s master plan by Lucio Costa is a highly-studied static blueprint rather than a system designed for ongoing modular growth. Francisco Manosa’s work is rooted in local vernacular and tradition rather than this futuristic, modular urban rhythm.