Architecture of Wales
Carmarthen
Foster + Partners
glasshouses
Llanarthney
Norman Foster
Random Building
1883 – Grange Bridge, Rhyl, North Wales
2000 – Botanic Gardens of Wales, Llanarthney, Carmarthen
Architect: Foster + Partners
This spectacular dome is the largest single span glasshouse in the world, and was designed by Norman Foster and Partners. Poised on the Welsh landscape like a giant raindrop, it protects and conserves some of the most endangered plants on the planet.
Published June 8, 2009 | Last Updated May 3, 2010