Cornwall, United Kingdom
Eden Project, Cornwall
Architect: Grimshaw Architects
Built into a disused china clay quarry, the Eden Project’s biomes use lightweight ETFE cushions rather than glass — a fraction of the weight, letting the geodesic steel frame span much larger distances than conventional greenhouse glazing would allow.
Growing systems
- Tropical rainforest biome
- Mediterranean biome
Materials
- ETFE cushion glazing
- Steel space-frame structure
Technology
- Passive solar climate control