`` Really it 's based on material performance ; it 's not a mechanism moving but the material itself , transforming , '' said Schinegger . Expo 2012 in South Korea is site of cutting - edge experimental buildings . Korea pavilion is hi - tech and carbon - negative . Japan pavilion based on principles of biomimicry with ventilation ' . ' Architects of theme pavilion were not sure it could be built .
Expo 2012 in South Korea is site of cutting - edge experimental buildings . Korea pavilion is hi - tech and carbon - negative . Japan pavilion based on principles of biomimicry with ventilation ' . ' Architects of theme pavilion were not sure it could be built .