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UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>6
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>7
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>8
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>9
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>10
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>11
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>12
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>13
UK Pavilion by Thomas HeatherwickThe brilliant bristling structure you see above is not the world's largest pincushion - it's Thomas Heatherwick's recently completed UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dubbed the "Seed Cathedral", the six-story high structure is studded with <b>60,000</b> translucent rods that act as fiber-optic filaments that channel sunlight into the pavilion's interior. The densely-packed forest of filaments also contains the impetus to create living forests in the future -- each 7....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/construction-complete-on-the-uks-stunning-seed-cathedral/'>READ ARTICLE</a>14
