Inspiration from a leaf

Antoni Gaudi was an architectural legend who designed many iconic buildings in Barcelona.

Thia is one of his creations: a school with an undulating roof. The undulating roof allowed rainwater to run off quickly.



The design of the roof was derived from this inspiration:



Yes, a leaf.

Students often ask, why do we have to study cells or leaf structure? Do I actually use these knowledge? Not many of us will eventually further our studies in Science, but there are many things that we can appreciate from the beauty of different life forms. They can be inspiration for different works, just like Antonio Gaudi used a leaf as inspiration for architecture.