Sir Norman Foster - The Great Glasshouse

Inauguration
The National Botanic Garden of Wales
Sir Norman Foster
The Great Glasshouse
Wales, Great Britain

HRH The Prince of Wales, the Garden`s Patron, officially opened The National Botanic Garden of Wales on Friday July 21st.

The National Botanic Garden of Wales, the first national botanic garden to be created in the UK for more than 200 years, is set on a 568-acre regency estate in the hills of the beautiful Towy Valley in south west Wales. The Garden of Wales is dedicated to science, education and leisure, with the broad study of plants and sustainable solutions at its heart.

Photo courtesy The National Botanic Garden of Wales

The Middleton Hall estate, developed by William Paxton in the late 1700s, has provided walled gardens, lakes and cascades for restoration.

Photo courtesy The National Botanic Garden of Wales

The formal gardens with their centrepiece building, The Great Glasshouse, designed by Norman Foster and Partners, takes up about a third of this area. The Great Glasshouse is a futuristic landmark building and one of the largest single span glasshouses in the world. It is dedicated to the threatened Mediterranean climates of the world: the Mediterranean basin, South Africa, south west Australia, parts of Chile and California and its interior design includes a ravine, rock faces, waterfalls and bridges. The rest of the land is made up of species-rich grassland and woodland that is being converted to a demonstration organic farm.

The other features of the central Garden include the Hyder Water Discovery Centre, set on stilts above one of the seven lakes which form a necklace around the Garden; Principality House: The Lifelong Learning Centre where study groups can meet for workshops, lectures, seminars and conferences; The Wallace Garden, dedicated to the understanding of plant genetics though the ages; The Double Walled Garden, an innovative design within an existing 18th century garden to show how mankind has used enclosed outdoor spaces across the world and across time. A Moghul garden will abut a Zen garden, a produce garden will sit next to a sensory space; the Broadwalk with its rill and fountains is a 220 meter-long herbaceous border providing a geological timewalk through the counties of Wales and linking the entrance Gatehouse with the Great Glasshouse and the visitor centre.

A lot more about The National Botanic Garden of Wales.

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		Inauguration The National Botanic Garden of Wales Sir Norman Foster The Great Glasshouse Wales, Great Britain HRH The Prince of Wales, the Garden`s Patron, officially opened The National Botanic Garden of Wales on Friday July 21st. The National Botanic Garden of Wales, the first national botanic garden to be created in the UK for more than 200 years, is set on a 568-acre regency estate in the hills of the beautiful Towy Valley in south west Wales. The Garden of Wales is dedicated to science, education and leisure, with the broad study of plants and sustainable solutions at its heart. Photo courtesy The National Botanic Garden of Wales The Middleton Hall estate, developed by William Paxton in the late 1700s, has provided walled gardens, lakes and cascades for restoration. Photo courtesy The National Botanic Garden of Wales The formal gardens with their centrepiece building, The Great Glasshouse, designed by Norman Foster and Partners, takes up about a third of this area. The Great Glasshouse is a futuristic landmark building and one of the largest single span glasshouses in the world. It is dedicated to the threatened Mediterranean climates of the world: the Mediterranean basin, South Africa, south west Australia, parts of Chile and California and its interior design includes a ravine, rock faces, waterfalls and bridges. The rest of the land is made up of species-rich grassland and woodland that is being converted to a demonstration organic farm. The other features of the central Garden include the Hyder Water Discovery Centre, set on stilts above one of the seven lakes which form a necklace around the Garden; Principality House: The Lifelong Learning Centre where study groups can meet for workshops, lectures, seminars and conferences; The Wallace Garden, dedicated to the understanding of plant genetics though the ages; The Double Walled Garden, an innovative design within an existing 18th century garden to show how mankind has used enclosed outdoor spaces across the world and across time. A Moghul garden will abut a Zen garden, a produce garden will sit next to a sensory space; the Broadwalk with its rill and fountains is a 220 meter-long herbaceous border providing a geological timewalk through the counties of Wales and linking the entrance Gatehouse with the Great Glasshouse and the visitor centre. A lot more about The National Botanic Garden of Wales. Norman Foster arcspace features