Editing Eden Project (section)

== Site ==
[[File:Eden Project geodesic domes panorama.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3|Panoramic view of the geodesic biome domes at the Eden Project]]

=== Layout ===
[[File:The Bee (Eden Project).JPG|thumb|''The Bee'']]
Once into the attraction, there is a meandering path with views of the two biomes, planted landscapes, including vegetable gardens, and sculptures that include a giant [[bee]] and previously The [[WEEE]] Man (removed in 2016), a towering figure made from old electrical appliances and was meant to represent the average electrical waste used by one person in a lifetime.

=== Biomes ===
At the bottom of the pit are two covered [[biome]]s:

The Rainforest Biome, covers {{convert|1.56|ha|acre|1|abbr=on}} and measures {{convert|55|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high, {{convert|100|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} wide, and {{convert|200|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} long. It is used for tropical plants, such as fruiting [[banana]] plants, [[coffee]], rubber, and giant [[bamboo]], and is kept at a tropical temperature and moisture level.
[[File:The Tropical Biome.jpg|thumb|The Rainforest Biome]]

The [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]] Biome covers {{convert|0.654|ha|acre|1|abbr=on}} and measures {{convert|35|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high, {{convert|65|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} wide, and {{convert|135|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} long. It houses familiar warm [[temperate]] and [[arid]] plants such as [[olive]]s and grape [[vine]]s and various sculptures.

The Outdoor Gardens represent the temperate regions of the world with plants such as [[tea]], [[lavender]], [[hops]], [[hemp]], and [[sunflower]]s, as well as local plant species.

The covered biomes are constructed from a tubular steel (hex-tri-hex) with mostly hexagonal external cladding panels made from the thermoplastic [[ETFE]]. Glass was avoided due to its weight and potential dangers. The cladding panels themselves are created from several layers of thin [[ultraviolet|UV]]-transparent ETFE [[tensile structure|film]], which are sealed around their [[perimeter]] and inflated to create a large cushion. The resulting cushion acts as a thermal blanket to the structure. The ETFE material is resistant to most stains, which simply wash off in the rain. If required, cleaning can be performed by [[abseil]]ers. Although the ETFE is susceptible to punctures, these can be easily fixed with ETFE tape. The structure is completely self-supporting, with no internal supports, and takes the form of a [[geodesic dome|geodesic]] structure. The panels vary in size up to {{convert|9|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} across, with the largest at the top of the structure.

The ETFE technology was supplied and installed by the firm [[Vector Foiltec]], which is also responsible for ongoing maintenance of the cladding. The steel spaceframe and cladding package (with Vector Foiltec as ETFE subcontractor) was designed, supplied and installed by MERO (UK) PLC, who also jointly developed the overall scheme geometry with the architect, Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners.

The entire build project was managed by McAlpine Joint Venture.
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File:Eden Project Winter 2008 showing Bruce Munro field of Light.JPG|The Biomes and Link building showing [[Field of Light]] installation by [[Bruce Munro]]
File:Eden Project - tropical canopy.jpg|Inside the Rainforest Biome
File:The Eden Project, Cornwall.JPG|The Biomes (or eco domes) at The Eden Project in Cornwall
File:EdenProjectRoof.jpg|The hexagonal structure looking from the inside
File:Eden Project from air Fossick.jpg|Aerial View
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=== The Core ===
[[File:The Core, Eden Project.JPG|thumb|The Core]]
The Core is the latest addition to the site and opened in September 2005. It provides the Eden Project with an education facility, incorporating classrooms and exhibition spaces designed to help communicate Eden's central message about the relationship between people and plants. Accordingly, the building has taken its inspiration from plants, most noticeable in the form of the soaring timber roof, which gives the building its distinctive shape.

Grimshaw developed the geometry of the copper-clad roof in collaboration with a sculptor, Peter Randall-Page, and Mike Purvis of structural engineers [[Sinclair Knight Merz|SKM Anthony Hunts]]. It is derived from [[phyllotaxis]], which is the mathematical basis for nearly all plant growth; the "opposing spirals" found in many plants such as the seeds in a sunflower's head, [[pine cone]]s, and [[pineapple]]s. The copper was obtained from traceable sources, and the Eden Project is working with [[Rio Tinto (corporation)|Rio Tinto]] to explore the possibility of encouraging further traceable supply routes for metals, which would enable users to avoid metals mined unethically. The services and [[acoustics|acoustic]], mechanical, and electrical engineering design was carried out by [[Buro Happold]].

==== Art at The Core ====
[[File:The Seed at Eden Project.jpg|thumbnail|right|upright=0.6|''Seed'' by [[Peter Randall-Page]]]]
The Core is also home to art exhibitions throughout the year. A permanent installation entitled ''Seed'', by [[Peter Randall-Page]], occupies the anteroom. ''Seed'' is a large, 70 tonne egg-shaped installation, carved from a single block  of [[granite]] from [[De Lank Quarries|De Lank Quarry]] on [[Bodmin Moor]], standing some {{convert|13|ft}} tall and displaying a complex pattern of protrusions that are based upon the [[Fibonacci number#Nature|geometric and mathematical principles that underlie plant growth]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Granite seed is 'planted' at Eden |work=[[BBC News]] |date= 11 June 2007 |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/6738783.stm |access-date= 25 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.edenproject.com/visit/whats-here/seed-sculpture |title= Seed sculpture by Peter Randall-Page |publisher= Eden Project |access-date= 25 February 2018 |quote= Made out of a single piece of granite, its surface has been carved with 1,800 nodes in the pattern of a Fibonacci spiral – the growth pattern found across the natural world in things like sunflowers, pine cones and ammonites}}</ref>