THE EDEN PROJECT / GRIMSHAW ARCHITECTS

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The Eden Project’s success is Grimshaw’s transformation of a place of relative anonymity into a truly multi-functional site with visitor experience at its core. One of the primary environmental strengths of The Eden Project is to consider what it replaces. Previously, the site was a china clay pit and was still being excavated during the design phase. The strategy of replacing an almost uninhabitable clay pit with a new natural habitat is perhaps in principle the biggest environmental success of Eden Project. Situated in a 15-hectare landscaped site, it is an excellent example of successful place-making.