Thursday, May 03, 2007

The Miracle Polymer for the New Millennium

The Miracle Polymer for the New Millennium
Building with ETFE

Grimshaw Architects

Earthpark, 2010

The $155 million Earthpark project in Pella, Iowa, is an American-style Eden Project from the original Eden designers, Grimshaw Architects. ETFE will be used for the roof of this massive indoor rainforest biodome, which will house three Amazonian climates on 70 acres. ETFE’s natural insulating properties considerably enhance the project’s green factor, too.

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