Giant termites attack Royal Festival Hall

Icon magazine presents The Termite Pavillion, a sculpture designed by wildlife recordist Chris Watson in collaboration with Softroom Architects, Freeform Engineering, Atelier One, and Haberdashery London. Based on a scan of a Namibian termite mound, It was created for Pestival, a weekend-long celebration of insects at London's South Bank.

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