Heatherwick Studio designed the UK's Pavilion, "Seed Cathedral", at the Shanghai Expo 2010.

The studio developed the idea for the UK Pavilion by exploring the relationship between nature and cities, and incorporated Kew Gardens' Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, whose mission is to collect the seeds of 25% of the world's plant species by 2020.
 
The structure consisted of over 60,000 25-foot acrylic optic fibres.
It housed 60,000 plant seeds at the end of acrylic rods, held in place by geometrically-cut holes with the rods inserted therein.

In the duration of the six-month Expo, more than eight million people went inside, making it the UK's most visited tourist attraction.
At a state ceremony, it was announced that the UK Pavilion had won the event's top prize, the gold medal for pavilion design.

The UK Pavilion won a RIBA International Award, the RIBA Lubetkin Prize and the London Design Medal.

After the Expo the UK Pavilion's acrylic rods were donated to schools and the World Expo Museum, while others were auctioned for charity.
Heatherwick Studio designed the UK's Pavilion, "Seed Cathedral", at the Shanghai Expo 2010.
The studio developed the idea for the UK Pavilion by exploring the relationship between nature and cities, and incorporated Kew Gardens' Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, whose mission is to collect the seeds of 25% of the world's plant species by 2020.  
The structure consisted of over 60,000 25-foot acrylic optic fibres. It housed 60,000 plant seeds at the end of acrylic rods, held in place by geometrically-cut holes with the rods inserted therein.
In the duration of the six-month Expo, more than eight million people went inside, making it the UK's most visited tourist attraction. At a state ceremony, it was announced that the UK Pavilion had won the event's top prize, the gold medal for pavilion design.
The UK Pavilion won a RIBA International Award, the RIBA Lubetkin Prize and the London Design Medal.
After the Expo the UK Pavilion's acrylic rods were donated to schools and the World Expo Museum, while others were auctioned for charity.
Thomas Heatherwick