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 is in the Holyrood area, beside the Scottish Parliament building and at the foot of Arthur's Seat.
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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 is 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 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 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). This includes the Big Bang, abiogenesis, plate tectonics and glaciation.
The centre's Scientific Director is the prominent Scottish geologist and science communicator Dr Stuart Monro who was instrumental in the establishment of the facility, formulating the interpretative plan for the exhibition and working with the designers to ensure the exhibition's scientific accuracy.
See also[edit]
- Glasgow Science Centre - Science Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Satrosphere Science Centre - Science Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland.
- Sensation Science Centre - Science Centre in Dundee, Scotland.
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Coordinates: 55°57′2.08″N 3°10′27.73″W / 55.9505778°N 3.1743694°W
- Buildings and structures completed in 1999
- Buildings and structures in Edinburgh
- Education in Edinburgh
- Buildings and structures celebrating the third millennium
- Science museums in Scotland
- Museums in Edinburgh
- Geology museums in Scotland
- 1999 establishments in Scotland
- Science centers
- Geology of Scotland
- Science and technology in Edinburgh