Introducing Jurassica, with Patron Sir David Attenborough

DorsetSCC
Oct 18, 2016
2 min read

"At the heart of the Jurassic Coast lies the Isle of Portland. It marks the point where the seas, with their terrifying monsters and beautiful ammonites, gave way to the land of the dinosaurs. It is here that our project Jurassica will bring to life a lost world from this spectacular period of Earth’s past. There will be nothing like it anywhere."

Team Jurassica plan to submit a full planning application in 2017 and are currently fundraising to support this so please donate now!

Leadership

Jurassica is the vision of science writer Michael Hanlon (1964-2016).

Jurassica's Patron is Sir David Attenborough.

The Board is led by science entrepreneur Tracey Brown.

Trustees

Anthony Browne - Former Economic Policy Director for the Mayor of London and current CEO of the British Banking Association.

Richard Edmonds - Geologist and former Earth Science Manager for the World Heritage Site Team and expert on the fossils of the Jurassic Coast.

Professor John Fletcher - Pro Vice Chancellor of Bournemouth University and world expert in tourism.

Richard Hollingham - Science journalist, writer and broadcaster.

Dennis Hone - Group Finance Director Mace. Dennis helped deliver the Olympic Games and led the transformation of Queen Elizabeth Park.

Shelia Lewis - Director at Volanti Consulting.

Sir Tim Smith - Executive Vice Chair and Founder Eden Project.

Kirsten Tedder - Finance Director for Kaplan International College.

Project Team

Jurassica's world-class project team comprises of:

Architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop, designers of the Shard and Centre Georges Pompidou
Engineers Arup
Project managers Buro4 Project Services, who redeveloped the National Theatre, Institue of Life Sciences and the Royal Academy of Arts
Exhibit and experience designer David Lazenby, an international expert in recreating Mesozoic Era environment

The Site

An old quarry on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, at the centre of England's only Natural UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A vast domed roof will enclose a space in which the exposed strata will reveal geological time: "We have one of the world’s biggest stories to tell and this is the place where it should be told."