St Ives, including the Eden Project
From the archives, a short visit to St Ives, Cornwall, including a visit to the Eden Project in 2017.
St Ives
St Ives is a Cornish town known for its surfing and art galleries focusing on British artists, including yhe Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden. Both galleries were, unfortunately, closed during our visit.
The Eden Project
The Eden Project is a Cornish visitor attraction located in a reclaimed china clay pit. A complex of large ‘biomes’ (geodesic domes) house thousands of plant species, including a rain forrest and Mediterranean zones.
The project was conceived by Tim Smit and Jonathan Ball, and designed by Grimshaw Architects and structural engineering firm Anthony Hunt Associates
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