The Eden Project / [presented by] Andrew Whalley (Grimshaw & Partners).

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Whalley, Andrew, narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable architecture--Great Britain.

Sustainable architecture.

Architectural design--Great Britain.

Architectural design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (34 minutes)).

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 2001.

Summary:

The Eden Project is an ongoing project in a disused quarry in Cornwall, where the largest plant enclosure in the world has been erected. The principal structures on the site are a sequence of great transparent domes or biomes - providing two climatic zones, humid-tropical and warm-temperate; a building linking them and a hilltop visitor centre; all designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners. His partner Andrew Whalley, who is in charge of the project, describes the development of this remarkable and beautiful scheme. Since this recording was made, a third biome is being added, to house the desert environment.

Contents:

Andrew Whalley

View Of Biomes From Visitor Centre

The Disused Quarry

3D Model Of Quarry

Early Eden Model

Initial Sketches By Andrew Whalley

Computer Generated Image

Bees & Beehive

Plan. Site Arrangement

Visitors' Centre. Exterior

Visitors' Centre. Interior

Approach To Link Building

Drawings Of Dragonfly's Wing

Wind Tunnel Model

Cross Section Through Largest Span In Humid-Tropic Biome

Full Size Mock-Up Of EFTE Pillow Being Tested

Detail Of Biome Node With Foil Extrusion

Long Section Through All The Biomes

Final Built Form Of A Biome, With Abseiler

Link Building Between The Two Biomes

Aerial Photo Of The Project

Inside The Humid-Tropics Biome

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 6, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.