Poetic Cosmos of the Breath is an Inflatable Solar Dome by Tomas Saraceno

A few months ago we featured <a href="http://www.tomassaraceno.com">Tomas Saraceno's</a> <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-tomas-saracenos-geodesic-cloud-city-floats-above-the-roof-of-the-met-museum/">incredible geodesic Cloud City</a> at the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>, so we couldn't resist a fast look back at the Argentinian architect's previous work, including the Poetic Cosmos of the Breath solar dome. One of his original utopian floating cities, this 2007 foil commission supported by the Arts Council England was constructed in time to meet dawn at Gunpowder Park in Essex, and everyone who saw it was left astounded by its captivating brilliance.

This is one of Tomas Saraceno's earlier works

Made of shimmering foil, the solar dome was constructed at Gunpowder Park in Essex

At dawn, the light reflected off the main material, creating a dazzling spectacle of colors

The dome was inflated and weighed down with sandbags

Saraceno is concerned with utopia and floating cities

This project is an amalgamation of both art and architecture and everyone who experienced it were absolutely enthralled