Jan 5, 2008

Silvertown Aquarium, London


The team behind the £90m Biota! Aquarium at Silvertown Quays has revealed Terry Farrell & Partners’ final designs for the scheme.The aquarium’s designs now boast an ETFE roof, to be made from the translucent material used for the Eden Project in Cornwall and the Beijing Aquatics Centre.The roof will cover the various ‘biomes’ that will house plants, fish, free-flying birds and other animals in the aquarium. The ETFE material allows natural daylight and ventilation. (to find out more...)

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