Eden Project
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Truss-supported membrane structure
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| Function / usage: |
Green house
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| Built: | 1997 - 2001 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Saint Austell, Cornwall, South West England, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
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| Next to |
Education Resource Centre (2005)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 38 - 124 m | |
| height | max 50 m | |
| covered area | 23 000 m2 | |
| span | max. 124 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
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| membrane |
ETFE foil
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Products, Services & Reports
Chronology
| 15 May 2000 | "Soft" opening to a limited area while construction is on-going. |
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| 14 March 2001 | Complete opening. |
Participants
Owner
Architecture
Structural engineering
Geotechnical engineering
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Subcontractor
Building services engineering
Specialist consultant
Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Projekt Eden
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Eden Project
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Eden Project (Unofficial Site)
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Great Buildings Online: Ecological Center Project
Relevant Publications
- Eden-Projekt in Cornwall / The Eden Project, Cornwall, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", September 2000, n. 6 v. 40
- The New Garden of Eden built with DYWIDAG Rock Bolts and Ground Anchors, in "DSI Info", 2001- 2002, n. 10
- Eden Project in St Austell, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", July 2001, n. 5 v. 41
- Ein Garten Eden mit DYWIDAG-Felsbolzen gesichert, in "DSI Info", 2001- 2002, n. 10
- Vert paradis, in "L'acier pour construire", February 2002, n. 72
- Entwurfsatlas Industriebau, Birkhäuser - Verlag für Architektur, Basel (Switzerland), ISBN 3-7643-2177-6, 2004; pp. 228-231
- Creating the Eden environment, in "The Arup Journal", 2002, n. 1 v. 37
- The Eden Project, St Austell, Gran Bretagna / Grimshaw & Partners / The Eden Project, St Austell, Great Britain / Grimshaw & Partners, in "Crossing", June 2001, n. 2 v. 2
- Umhüllter Garten Eden, in "Baukultur", 2000, n. 2
- Das Eden-Projekt, in "Stahlbau", August 2001, n. 8 v. 70
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000971 |
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| Created: | 20/09/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |