Editing Eden Project (section)

== Design and construction ==
The project was conceived by [[Tim Smit]] and [[Jonathan Ball (architect)|Jonathan Ball]], and designed by [[Grimshaw Architects]] and structural engineering firm [[Anthony Hunt Associates]] (now part of [[Sinclair Knight Merz]]). [[Davis Langdon]] carried out the project management, [[Sir Robert McAlpine]] and [[Alfred McAlpine]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.edenproject.com/whats-it-all-about/behind-the-scenes/our-history/index.php |title= Our history |publisher= Eden project |access-date= 27 September 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100611003612/http://www.edenproject.com/whats-it-all-about/behind-the-scenes/our-history/index.php |archive-date= 11 June 2010 |url-status= dead }}</ref> did the construction, [[Mero-Schmidlin|MERO]] jointly designed and built the biome steel structures, the [[ETFE]] pillows that build the façade were realized by [[Vector Foiltec]], and [[Arup Group Limited|Arup]] was the services engineer, economic consultant, environmental engineer and transportation engineer. Land Use Consultants led the masterplan and landscape design. The project took 2½ years to construct and opened to the public on 17 March 2001.