In today’s class, we learned about a famous British architect, Thomas Hetherwick, through a TED talk. In my opinion, he is not only an architect but an artist. Because he not only participated in architectural design, he also designed London buses and sculptures, and he participated in a wide range of designs. And his works are very creative and wonderful.
Roll Bridge is one of his very famous works. This bridge can be opened and closed. Every Friday, the bridge will be opened for people to travel. At other times, the bridge is closed and forms a polygon. This design made the bridge not boring and attract people’s attention. when the bridge is closed, it can be viewed as a sculpture. Make this design both practical and enjoyable.
The work that impressed me the most is the UK Pavilion in Shanghai. This building is made up of a lot of acrylic tubes, and the seeds of the plants are placed on the top of each tube. I heard that this inspiration comes from amber. This design also makes this exhibition hall like a book that can introducing plant DNA. Not only that the whole building was inspired by a toy that by squeezing the doll’s hair will grow out of the head. I think that idea is very cool. That also made me realize that a lot of inspiration comes from the objects in our life so we should pay attention to everything around us.
Hazel 