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Tropical Display Dome

Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane, Queensland

Tropical Display Dome, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane, Queensland
Photo : Kgbo — CC BY-SA 4.0
Year
1977
Style
Modernist geodesic dome
Dimensions
28 m in diameter and 9 m high
« A geodesic dome planted on the heights of Brisbane to grow a jungle in the middle of the city. »

Opened in December 1977 at the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, this geodesic dome, 28 meters in diameter and 9 meters high, stands apart from traditional Victorian greenhouses with its resolutely modernist triangulated structure. It shelters a dense tropical jungle of palms, aroids, heliconias, and epiphytes, recreating a humid microclimate within an already warm subtropical climate. A separate climate-controlled section is devoted to tropical food plants, offering a glimpse of the crops grown across the equatorial world.

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Further reading
The Glass House
John Hix
The definitive academic history of greenhouse architecture, from the Victorian era to modern structures.
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May Woods & Arete Swartz Warren
A richly illustrated survey of greenhouses, orangeries and winter gardens around the world.
 The Crystal Palace
Patrick Beaver
The full story of the project that invented large-scale glass architecture.
 Greenhouse Gardener's Companion
Shane Smith
The practical guide for anyone dreaming of building their own greenhouse at home.

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