Grimshaw Architects has released the first visual of the Eden Project in Qingdao, one of six outposts of the Cornish ecological tourist attraction the practice is working on.
The Qingdao Eden Project, planned for the city on the east coast of China, is currently being designed by the British practice as part of the ecological park's international expansion plans.
Themed around water, the £150 million park will feature the world's largest indoor waterfall. At more than 50 metre high the waterfall will be approximately the same height as Niagara Falls on the border of USA and Canada.
The park will be built on an area of reclaimed land originally used for salt production at the confluence of two rivers in the coastal city, where an angular International cruise terminal recently opened. Jolyon Brewis, partner at Grimshaw Architects, told Dezeen, "the Qingdao Eden Project continues our approach of creating beautiful structures inspired by the efficiency of nature, made unique by the specific requirements of the location and theme."
Grimshaw Architects' Eden Project in Qingdao will feature the world's tallest indoor waterfall
The image was revealed as a development agreement was signed between Eden Project International and China Jinmao Holdings, which sets out design, construction and operation terms for the project.
David Harland, Eden Project International's chief executive, described the agreement as the "biggest step we have yet taken towards opening...