Seed Cathedral
building, Shanghai, China
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Expo Shanghai 2010: “Seed Cathedral”
Exterior of the “Seed Cathedral,” part of the United Kingdom's pavilion at Expo Shanghai 2010, Shanghai.
The Seed Cathedral was a cubelike structure created for Expo Shanghai 2010 in China. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, it resembled a giant dandelion head. The structure was made of 60,000 fiber-optic rods, with plant seeds embedded at the end of each rod. The expo's theme was "Better City, Better Life," highlighting urbanization and Shanghai's role as a metropolis.12
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