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- Title
From Techno-cute to Superflat: Robots and Asian Architectural Futures.
- Authors
Beynon, David
- Abstract
The article explores the evolution of Asian architecture symbolizing modernity and determines the existence of Japanese influence to Asian architectural designs. It examines the robotic architectural design of the Bank of Asia in Thailand and how it depicts anthropomorphism of the robot. It discusses the essence of the use of artifice in Bank of Asia infrastructure design and the concept of superflat in Japanese architecture.
- Subjects
ASIA; ARCHITECTURE; BANK building design &; construction; ANTHROPOMORPHISM; ROBOTICS; ARCHITECTURAL design; JAPANESE architecture
- Publication
Mechademia, 2012, Vol 7, p129
- ISSN
1934-2489
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1353/mec.2012.0004