UK Pavilion at 2010 Shanghai Expo

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“Developed by one of the UK’s leading creative talents, Thomas Heatherwick, the
centrepiece of the UK pavilion is a six storey high object formed from
some 60,000 slender transparent rods, which extend from the structure
and quiver in the breeze. During the day, each of the 7.5m long rods act
like fibre-optic filaments, drawing on daylight to illuminate the
interior, thereby creating a contemplative awe-inspiring space. At
night, light sources at the interior end of each rod allow the whole
structure to glow. The pavilion sits on a
landscape looking like paper that once wrapped the building and that now
lies unfolded on the site.”