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Feb 24, 2010: Seed Cathedral
I suspect it has something to do with the Brit's love of hedgehogs.
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The 'Seed Cathedral', the intended centrepiece of the United Kingdom Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, also comes with an equally enormous bill for the British taxpayer. Costing £25million to build, the 60ft-high cube-like construction is covered by 60,000 quivering, transparent acrylic rods,received investment from eight Government departments and agencies. The 60,000 rods are filled with vegetable seeds and will move in the breeze. |
| UKTI chief executive officer Sir Andrew Cahn said: 'The Chinese view of Britain is a rather old-fashioned one; it’s all to do with Britain as being a heritage country, a traditional economy - there’s an awful lot of cobblestones and fog. 'It hopes that updating Chinese preconceptions will attract foreign investors and students to Britain, as well as encourage exports between the two countries. 'We think of Britain as a cutting-edge, forward-looking country.' |
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stevecrm Wednesday Feb 24 03:26 AM
I would not want to crash into it on a motorbike :O
SPUCK Wednesday Feb 24 06:13 AM
I would not like being a tax payer that paid a penny for that!
I'm glad we never waste money like that here in the USA!
ZenGum Wednesday Feb 24 06:15 AM
Dr Who is going to discover that the building is a giant alien bomb that will explode and shower all China with biologically active projectiles. He would save the day, but he will get held up at customs as the officials wrestle with the pronunciation of his name.
P.S. I think it is a cool building really.
glatt Wednesday Feb 24 08:24 AM
I like it.
Cloud Wednesday Feb 24 09:15 AM
I wonder what it sounds like when the rods move in the breeze.
Trilby Wednesday Feb 24 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Cloud
I wonder what it sounds like when the rods move in the breeze.
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xoxoxoBruce Wednesday Feb 24 09:28 AM
Triffids clack? 
Trilby Wednesday Feb 24 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Triffids clack?
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Antimatter Wednesday Feb 24 04:41 PM
They spit poison AND kill? I'd call that a double feature.
Sheldonrs Wednesday Feb 24 06:29 PM
So the Brits are a bunch of pricks? 
Elspode Wednesday Feb 24 09:14 PM
If an ice cream truck passes by, does the building try to follow it?
Sundae Thursday Feb 25 01:42 AM
Typically British.
In that something visually stunning and wonderful needs to mention taxpayers' money 
We have a body called The Taxpayers Alliance (I won't even credit them with an apostrophe, as the newspapers never do). They appear to exist solely to allow the Hate Mail and the Express to quote them about wasting taxpayers' money.
Merkins and Aussies, count yourselves blessed!
PS - lovely find Bruce - I knew nothing about it. I tend to retreat into a media-free zone when the 'rents are away.
Gravdigr Thursday Feb 25 03:16 PM
| ...The 60,000 rods are filled with vegetable seeds... |
Um...why?
Cloud Thursday Feb 25 03:21 PM
I was thinking about this, and I want to know why too. Why seeds, specifically? Do they rattle inside when the move? Will they be repurposed? Can they be accessed in case of a world wide famine?
is there a hyperdrive underneath there?
Adak Thursday Feb 25 06:19 PM
Why seeds?
Because ball bearings are much too heavy. 
SPUCK Friday Feb 26 06:08 AM
| vegetable seeds |
Gravdigr Friday Feb 26 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Adak
Why seeds?
Because ball bearings are much too heavy. |
Happy Monkey Friday Feb 26 02:44 PM
Should be called the Seed Urchin.
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