Name: Building the Seed Cathedral
Uploaded: 2011-05-17T15:10:00Z
Duration: 16 min 35 s
Description: A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio-inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary: a bus, a bridge, a power station ... And one is an extraordinary pavilion, the Seed Cathedral, a celebration of growth and light.

A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio-inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary: a bus, a bridge, a power station ... And one is an extraordinary pavilion, the Seed Cathedral, a celebration of growth and light.

Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral

Building the Seed Cathedral

Reimagining city transport, a new bus design reintroduces open platforms, enhancing passenger freedom and reducing energy by 40%.

Innovative power station design transforms Britain's poorest area by integrating social spaces, aiming to inspire pride in power sources.

Seed Cathedral, a unique structure housing 66,000 seeds, showcases bio-inspired design that blends architecture with nature's intricacies.