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Robot buildings?

There is a new book out, Tokyoids (MIT Press), which looks at a peculiar Japanese architectural aesthetic of buildings that look like robots.  Now there is a cultural manifestation of an idea!

  • See Jan-Carlos Kucharek, “Photograph: the birth of robotic architectural aesthetics,” RIBA Journal, 6 October 2022.
  • François Blanciak, Tokyoids: The Robotic Face of Architecture (The MIT Press, 2022).
By Steven WaltonOctober 14, 2022In Depth

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ROBOT101 events (10/13, 10/14, 10/15): Prof. Heather Love plus performances of R.U.R.
ROBOT101 events (10/20-10/22): Prof. Jindrich Toman plus performances of R.U.R.

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  • ROBOT101 events (10/20-10/22): Prof. Jindrich Toman plus performances of R.U.R.
  • Robot buildings?
  • ROBOT101 events (10/13, 10/14, 10/15): Prof. Heather Love plus performances of R.U.R.
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