The Bee Hive

The Universal Exposition of 2015 held in Milano hosted numbers of intriguing designs, just as its predecessors have done throughout EXPO's more-than-a-century-long history. "The Beehive", the pavilion of UK, supported the theme of the exposition which was "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" by focusing on the threat of extinction that the honey bees were facing in the countryside. It was designed by sculptor Wolfgang Buttress and demonstrates the movement of the bees perfectly with its aluminium and steel lattice structure including 170,000 pieces with 1000 LED lights. Although it was conceived in the lure of the EXPO, it was reassembled in 2016 in London's Kew Gardens and awaits its visitors in its silent buzz.

#expo #london #beehive