This is a visually stunning architectural piece by Thomas Heatherwick. Heatherwick’s award winning design, the Seed Cathedral attempts to strike a balance between the relationship of cities and nature:
The Seed Cathedral sits in the centre of the UK Pavilion’s site, 20 metres in height, formed from 60,000 slender transparent fibre optic rods, each 7.5 metres long and each encasing one or more seeds at its top. During the day, they draw daylight inwards to illuminate the interior. At night, light sources inside each rod allow the whole structure to glow. As the wind moves past the building its optic ‘hairs’ gently move to create a dynamic effect. Visitors will pass through this tranquil space surrounded by tens of thousands of points of light illuminating the seeds.
Check the photos after the break:
Source: Architecture
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