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The Eden Project (Cornish: Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England.The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit. [2]The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species, [3] and each enclosure emulates a natural biome.
Jonathan Macartney Ball, MBE (born 1947) [1] is the co-founder [2] of the Eden Project [3] in Cornwall, UK. He sits on the RIBA National Council [4] He was awarded the MBE for 'services to architecture' in 1992 [5] and is a public speaker. [6] He is the author of The Other Side of Eden (FootSteps Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1908867247).
Bodelva (Cornish: Boselwydh) [1] is a hamlet in south Cornwall, England, UK, in the civil parish of St Blaise. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of St Blazey. [2] Bodelva is the location of the Eden Project, opened in 2001, a horticultural visitor attraction built in a china clay quarry.
The National Wildflower Centre is now based at the Eden Project, Cornwall. It continues its work nationally, particularly focusing on urban ecological regeneration in cities such as Liverpool and Manchester, and the establishment of local provenance seed for projects in southwest England. [2]
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Sir Nicholas Grimshaw CBE PPRA (born 9 October 1939) is a prominent English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. [1] He was President of the Royal Academy from 2004 to 2011. [2]
The Eden Project, constructed in a used kaolin pit An advertisement produced by the Great Western Railway. The economy of Cornwall in South West England is largely dependent upon agriculture, followed by tourism. Cornwall is one of the poorest areas in the United Kingdom with a GVA of 70.9% of the national average in 2015. [1]
Field of Light at the Eden Project. The Field of Light is a large-scale site-specific light-based installation created by British artist Bruce Munro. It has been staged in many different locations around the world. The sculpture slowly changes colour, creating a shimmering field of light. [1]