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THE MUNICH OLYMPIC STADIUM
AND THE DRAGONFLY’S WINGS
Despite its thinness, the dragonfly's wing is very strong
because it is made up of approximately 1,000
compartments. Owing to this divided structure, the wings
of the animal are not torn and they resist air pressure. The
roof of the Munich Olympic Stadium is constructed
according to the same principle (see little photograph).

He is the Originator of the
THE SPIDER AND
THE THREAD heavens and the earth.
INDUSTRY ...He created all things
Scientists still work to imitate and He has knowledge of
the thread of the spider, which all things. That is Allah,
is thin, yet far stronger than
steel ropes of the same your Lord. There is no
thickness. god but Him, the Creator
of everything. So worship
Him. He is responsible
for everything.
(Surat al-An’am: 101-102)

STRAW AND
THE SKELETAL
STRUCTURE OF
BUILDING
The interior webbed
structure of straw makes it
flexible and strong. The
same construction technique
is used in the skeletal
structure of buildings. 185