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Growing potential
Throughout a visit to Eden there should be anticipation,
excitement and amazement. Everything from the way visitors arrive
on site, park their car, enter the pit and explore the buildings
has been designed to provide an experience of unravelling landscapes.
The nature of the site presented numerous
problems but it also gave rise to some inspired solutions. The landform
design reflects its original use as a quarry, and has had to provide
a base that would support growth, deal with water seepage and develop
a strong visual dimension alongside the design of the buildings.
That the biomes appear to grow out of the landscape is not by chance
- the two were conceived together.
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Prairie |
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Plants for rope and fibre |
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Hemp |
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Steppe |
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Tea |
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Plants and pollinators |
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Plants for fuel |
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Beer for fuel |
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Sunflowers |
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Plants in myth and folklore |
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Wild Cornwall |
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Plants in reclamation |
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Apples |
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Indigo |
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Liquorice |
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Berries |
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Plants and health |
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Chilean temperatate rainforest |
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Flowerless garden |
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Fodder crops |
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Plants for tomorrow's industries |
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Plants for paper |
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The arts policy
An enlightened approach to commissioning artists
at Eden has allowed ideas to be integrated throughout the development
process. Rather than tacking sculpture in at the end, works have
been commissioned early on and have influenced the design along
the way.
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The exhibits
Throughout the process of construction
we have worked closely with a number of professionals - from horticulturalists
and soil scientists to sculptors and artists - they have brought
a huge variety of skills and experiences to the project.
Masterplanning at Eden has involved channeling
these influences into a coherent design. Within this a range of
exhibits tell the stories of human dependence upon plants. Even
the interpretation of these stories has been worked into the shaping
of the site - simply having tags on plants was considered not good
enough. Location, orientation, gradients and the size of the exhibits
have all been programmed into the site structure, allowing not only
the best possible conditions for plant growth but also the biggest
wow-factor for the visitor.
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