Evil Robot or Japanese Building?

Flickr user turezure recently snapped this menacing picture of the Humax Pavilion in Shibuya. Doesn’t it look like it’s just sitting there, biding its time, waiting to bust a move, Megatron-style?

The Pavilion was designed in 1991 by Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, who also designed the Nankai 50000 train series, seen above. The design theme for the train was Outdated Future, and indeed, there is a suspicious resemblance to the 1978  Cylon Centurian model.Wakabayashi’s other works include the breathtaking Uji Station and Maruto Bldg. No.17 in Kyoto. [via Battling Pink Robots]

Posted by Nadya Lev on May 9th, 2011
Filed under Architecture, End of the World, Future, Industrial, Japan, Robots, Sci-fi, Uber

4 Responses to “Evil Robot or Japanese Building?”

  1. Swan Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    You are an evil robot ;)

  2. asha beta Says:
    May 11th, 2011 at 6:32 pm

    oh my god. that bullding is breathtaking.

  3. M D Says:
    May 16th, 2011 at 9:26 am

    I don’t understand the question. Aren’t all buildings in Japan evil robots?

  4. Skye X Says:
    May 16th, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    Well, fuck. Frank Gehry has some competition in my “favorite architect” category.