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Thomas Heatherwick unveils the plans to transform a former desalination plant into a makers’ museum on the waterfront of Jeddah

Jeddah Central Museum by Heatherwick Studio

Thomas Heatherwick and his design team at Heatherwick Studio aim to convert an old desalination plant into the centerpiece of a new district on the waterfront of Jeddah that is intended to become the top destination of the "next generation of artists and makers."

British School in Tokyo

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Heatherwick Studio designs its first school development covering an area of 15,000 square meters and integrating natural elements throughout the building

Thomas Heatherwick's British School in Tokyo is the architect's first-ever school building formed by a series of cascading terraces, creating open balconies and variety along the elevation.

Tree of TRees by Thomas Heatherwick

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Heatherwick Studio celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee with a 21-meter-tall living installation outside Buckingham Palace

Heatherwick Studio has created a 21-meter-tall living sculpture that is scheduled to be installed outside Buckingham Palace as part of the Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations, which will take place in London coming June.

GDN_Thomas Heatherwick Tian’an 1000 Trees

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Thomas Heatherwick releases an astonishing 1,000 trees dubbed ‘Shanghai’s Hanging Gardens of Babylon’ for a new mixed-use development that opened in the M50 arts district

Designed by Thomas Heatherwick and his team at Heatherwick Studio, Tian’an 1000 Trees takes the form of two tree-covered mountains, featuring up to 1,000 structural columns and more than 70 plant species. emerging as large planters, each column holds a cluster of trees that are kept lush by an integrated and automated watering system.

Thomas Heatherwick Airio

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Thomas Heatherwick unveils his highly-sculpted ‘Airo’ for the new Chinese automobile brand ‘I am’ that goes further than a car; it vacuums the pollution from the air

Looking more like a 21st-Century Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Heatherwick has designed IM Motors new Airo fully electric vehicle with autonomous and driver-controlled modes.

Thomas Heatherwick EDEN Singapore Apartments

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Thomas Heatherwick’s new Singapore tower rises like a spine blade molded with a topographical map of Singapore and incised with generous gardens

Located in the historic Orchard Road Neighbourhood of Singapore and commissioned by Swire Properties, the 104.5 metre building - the first residential project in Asia by the studio - offers a unique response to its location that entwines nature with city apartment living.

Thomas Heatherwick Lantern House

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Thomas Heatherwick’s Lantern House nears completion taking its design cue from Chelsea’s industrial Edwardian and Victorian architecture

Located in Chelsea, Manhattan at 515 West 18th Street, directly below the High Line, Lantern House, named for its interpretation of the modern bay window, puts in place a “site-specific freestanding sculptural glass lobby pavilion.”

Thomas Heatherwick Little Island

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Thomas Heatherwick, Standard Architects, and MNLA’s 2.4-acre Hudson River park at Pier 55 rises heroically on the New York’s shoreline

Work progresses on Thomas Heatherwick ‘s design for the 2.4-acre Hudson River park at Pier 55 in Manhattan’s Chelsea. More trees and greenery have been delivered and planted across the undulating mass of reinforced concrete and steel.

Thomas Heatherwick Vessel

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Thomas Heatherwick’s $200m Vessel: a climbable MC Escher drawing or New York’s version of the Eiffel Tower?

Some say Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel in New York resembles a climbable MC Escher drawing; others say it’s New York’s version of the Eiffel Tower.

Thomas Heatherwick San Francisco Cove

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Thomas Heatherwick’s ‘Cove’ eco-park saves San Francisco’s piers and puts the beach back into South Beach

Heatherwick Studio has unveiled plans for a low-carbon workplace campus and ecological park on a New Pier in San Francisco.

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