The Eden Project
The Eden Project
Demonstrated System: Geodesic Dome
Architect: Nicholas Grimshaw
Location: St. Austell, Cornwall, England
Date: 1996
The structures are a composition of arching deformed vault forms. They are connected with interweaving catwalks The domes contain over 100,000 plants representing 5,000 species housed in two biomes, the Humid Tropics biome and the Warm Temperate Biome. The former contains rainforest plants such as bananas, rubber, coffee, teak and mahogany, while the latter contains Mediterranean plants. On the exterior, sunflowers, hemps, wheat, and other plants of the surrounding climate are grown. Covering an amazing 35 acres, the Project averages 1.2 million visitors a year.
Demonstrated System: Geodesic Dome
Architect: Nicholas Grimshaw
Location: St. Austell, Cornwall, England
Date: 1996
The structures are a composition of arching deformed vault forms. They are connected with interweaving catwalks The domes contain over 100,000 plants representing 5,000 species housed in two biomes, the Humid Tropics biome and the Warm Temperate Biome. The former contains rainforest plants such as bananas, rubber, coffee, teak and mahogany, while the latter contains Mediterranean plants. On the exterior, sunflowers, hemps, wheat, and other plants of the surrounding climate are grown. Covering an amazing 35 acres, the Project averages 1.2 million visitors a year.
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