Our Dynamic Earth
Our Dynamic Earth is a science centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It
is a prominent visitors attraction in the city, and also functions as
a conference venue. It sits in the Holyrood area, beside the Scottish
Parliament building and at the foot of Arthur's Seat.
The centre opened in 1999 as one of the first major projects
supported by the UK's Millennium Commission. The project was the
centrepiece of an urban regeneration plan which served to bring
vitality to the former industrial land at the lower end of the Royal
Mile and is housed within a distinctive landmark building, the William
Younger Centre.
The building's structure consists of a steel mast-supported
membrane stretched over a steel skeleton. It was designed by
architects Michael Hopkins and Partners.
The principal focus of Our Dynamic Earth is to facilitate a
better public understanding of the processes that have shaped the
Earth (known as earth science).
Photo 877, May 2011