He reinvented the concept of the basic drawbridge with “Rolling Bridge,” which spans a canal in London. Then he awed the masses, clinching the top prize for the design of the UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 with “Seed Cathedral.”

British architect Thomas Heatherwick is renowned for coming up with inventive solutions to common design challenges by combining new materials and technologies with innovative engineering. And his studio’s projects span the gamut from Longchamp bags to London city buses.

This exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to experience a selection of Heatherwick Studios’ groundbreaking work, through videos, photographs, prototypes and large-scale models.

Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA February 20 - May 24, 2015

Travels to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY, June 21 - October 25, 2015