WebAfter the Expo the Seed Cathedral’s optic hairs were distributed across China and the UK to hundreds of schools as a legacy of the UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Data … Web15 Mar 2010 · Workers are seen at the Seed Cathedral, part of the UK Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site. The 20-meter-high cube-like Seed Cathedral will be covered by …

Heatherwick Studio – Seed Cathedral, UK Pavilion for Shanghai …

Web3 May 2010 · 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 … The UK pavilion at Expo 2010, colloquially known as the Seed Cathedral, was a sculpture structure built for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai by a nine-member conglomerate of British business and government resources directed by designer Thomas Heatherwick. Referencing the race to save plant seeds … See more The pavilion's architecture was an elaboration of Heatherwick's 2003 work Sitooterie II in Essex. Heatherwick conceived it as embodying what it exhibited and presenting a unique contrast with the norm of … See more Heatherwick won the contest held in 2007 by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to design the pavilion, responding to the brief that it should be one of the five most popular attractions … See more • UK Pavilion high-res photos by Charlie Xia, Flickr • UK Pavilion in action by Gamy Wong, Flickr See more mini bubble shower curtain

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Web31 Mar 2010 · The Seed Cathedral is made from a steel and timber composite structure pierced by 60,000 fibre optic filaments, 20mm square in section, which pass through … Web14 May 2010 · British Pavilion by Heatherwick Studio, Shanghai, China - Architectural Review Since 1896, The Architectural Review has scoured the globe for architecture that … Web21 Jun 2010 · Well, the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai is now underway with some of the most amazing sights seen at any World’s Fair. Also, it is the largest and most expensive … mini buchanan\u0027s bottle