Comprised of plywood plates, the ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion in Stuttgart, Germany, is a study in the implementation of biological principles in architecture (hence the dome’s resemblance to a sea urchin). Institute for Computational Design (ICD) / Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE). Photo by Roland Halbe. Sara Carpenter’s Saves from Wood Architecture Now! Volume 2 by Philip Jodidio

Sara Carpenter’s Saves

Comprised of plywood plates, the ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion in Stuttgart, Germany, is a study in the implementation of biological principles in architecture (hence the dome’s resemblance to a sea urchin). Institute for Computational Design (ICD) / Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE). Photo by Roland Halbe.