9/17/2012 10:07:00 AM Francisco Maia
The Eden Project (in English: Eden Project) is a tourist attraction in
Cornwall, UK, including the largest greenhouse in the world. Within the
biomass are artificial plants which are harvested worldwide. The project
is located in an old well kaolinite, located 2 km from the town of the
town of St Blazey and 5 km from St Austell, Cornwall.
Located in Cornwall, was designed by architect Nicholas Grimshaw while
Tim Smit imagined and created the three major biomes: the Tropical
Biome, Biome and Mediterranean Biome Location (in open area).
The finished structure is an unprecedented achievement, a gigantic
greenhouse, composed of many domes, containing plants from around the
world. The site has become a popular tourist spot, attracting thousands
of visitors every day.
Davis Langdon project manager, Sir Robert McAlpine and Alfred McAlpine
had a construction site, and the 'NUMBER' group designed and built the
dome. For the construction of the project took 2.5 years. It was
inaugurated on March 17, 2001.
The Tropical Biome, 100 meters wide, 200 meters long and 55 meters
high, has fruit trees, coffee, rubber and giant bamboo. The
Mediterranean Biome, 65 meters wide, 135 meters long and 35 meters high,
is home to European plants such as olives and grapes. Local Biome is
now full of plants that can be grown in the UK climate, as tea,
lavender, hops and sunflowers.
The complex uses rain catchment sanitized to keep the Tropical Biome
and to operate their bathrooms. The Eden Project also uses electricity
supplied by wind turbines Cornwall besides keeping different programs to
educate the public about the interdependence between plants and people
and increase environmental awareness in the UK.
Giant bubbles, inspired by the moon, serve as domes that house a
multitude of plants of all types and are constructed from a tubular
steel frame and hexagonal panels made of a type of plastic known as ETFE
(Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene), recyclable , lightweight and durable.
It is also cheaper and safer than glass.
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