Eden Project

British

noun

an environmental complex containing the world's largest greenhouse, built in a disused clay pit near St Austell, Cornwall, to study plant populations in a variety of environments

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Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, the architect of the Eden Project in Cornwall, has died at the age of 85.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

The Eden Project in Cornwall has cancelled their gig in July, and others, including Glastonbury, are under pressure to call off appearances.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

Eden Project Morecambe - a sister site to the original Eden Project in Cornwall - is described as a "global garden" and will feature large shell-shaped pavilions overlooking Morecambe Bay.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

More than 200,000 seed packets will be sent to state-funded primary schools, under the scheme run by the Eden Project and the Department of Education.

From BBC • May 1, 2023

The Eden Project North in Morecambe, Lancashire, will get £50m to help regenerate a derelict site on the seafront into an eco-tourism attraction.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2023

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