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Heatherwick: London's new Routemaster bus
London's Routemaster bus, 2012. This was the first time in 50 years that TfL had commissioned a bus to be designed specifically for London's streets Photograph: Iwan Baan/Heatherwick Studio
Heatherwick: A visualization of the new Teesside Power Station, UK 2011
A visualisation of the new Teesside power station, UK 2011 Photograph: Heatherwick Studio
Heatherwick: The UK Pavilion Seed Cathedral at Shanghai Expo, China in 2010
The UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo, China in 2010. The Seed Cathedral was designed to house the work of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew and their Millennium Seedbank Photograph: Iwan Baan/Heatherwick Studio
Heatherwick: UK Pavilion Completed In Shanghai
The Seed Cathedral was constructed from 60,000 optical strands that each had a seed (seen here) embedded into the tip Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
Heatherwick: The interior of the Seed Cathedral with visitors
Visitors inside the Seed Cathedral. The interior was illuminated only by the light that filtered past the seeds Photograph: View Pictures/Rex Features
Heatherwick: Vents to a substation cooling system at Paternoster Square, London
Vents for a substation cooling system at Paternoster Square, London, built in 2009 Photograph: Katie Collins/PA
Heatherwick: Vent Structure in Paternoster Square London
The design for the vents was inspired by folding a sheet of paper. The vents retain the proportions of the A4-size paper, scaled up to 11m in height Photograph: Katie Collins/PA
Heatherwick: The B of the Bang sculpture in Manchester
The B of the Bang sculpture in Manchester, which was dismantled in 2009 because of structural problems Photograph: Christopher Thomond for The Guardian
Heatherwick: East Beach Cafe in Littlehampton, West Sussex
East Beach Cafe on the seafront in Littlehampton, West Sussex, 2007. The challenge for this project was the site of the building, which was long and narrow Photograph: Nathan Willock/View Pictures/Rex Features
Heatherwick: A wall of the East Beach Cafe in Littlehampton, West Sussex
The building has a steel shell that permits a rust-like patination to develop, without affecting its structural performance Photograph: Antonio Olmos for The Observer
Heatherwick: Bleigiessen sculpture installed in the Wellcome Trust's atrium, 2004
Bleigiessen sculpture installed in the Wellcome Trust's atrium, 2005. The piece comprised 142,000 glass spheres suspended on 27,000 high tensile steel wires Photograph: Martin Godwin for The Guardian
Heatherwick: The Rolling Bridge, Paddington, London
The Rolling bridge spans an inlet of the Grand Union Canal at Paddington Basin, London. It rolls out to allow pedestrians to cross and rolls up to allow boats to access the canal Photograph: Steve Speller/Heatherwick Studio
Heatherwick: The Rolling Bridge- rolled down in Paddington, London
The bridge, built in 2004, has won a number of awards including a Structural Steel award, and an Emerging Architecture award Photograph: Steve Speller/Heatherwick Studio
Heatherwick: The Rolling Bridge uncurling
The Rolling bridge uncurling. The structure opens using a hydraulic system integrated into the balustrade Photograph: Ray Roberts/Rex Features
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