Live, learn, work and enjoy

Imagine a “living, learning, playing, and yes, working campus.”  Earthpark’s world-class design team will showcase a diversity of functions and elements,  including the sublime beauty of Lake Red Rock with its 50,000 acres of protected woodlands, prairies and rolling hills, ensconced within the rich cultural Dutch heritage and old-world artisan traditions of nearby Pella, Iowa. A destination campus that will serve as classroom, laboratory and a source of inspiration.

Seize the moment. Centered around Earthpark’s biome, integrated aquarium and National Center for Science Literacy and the Environment, you’ll see and sense a real energy – the spirit of discovery. Learning. It’s an energy focused on transforming our world. To experience and adapt renewable technologies in solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels and other history bending applications for today and tomorrow.

Capture the scene. On the 240-acre master planned campus, envision brilliant acres of colorful tulips and sensory gardens, set alongside native vegetation and intimate spaces. Lifestyle condominiums and visitor amenities, organized carefully and thoughtfully across a cohesive, rolling campus.  Pedestrian friendly transportation. Trails for hiking, biking, fitness and exploration. Expansive boating and challenging, picturesque golf minutes away. Amenities for Earthpark guests and families will include impeccable hospitality at the planned hotel, waterpark, conference center and spa. Expertly planned and designed for an integrated variety of learning, living, fun choices. You’ll also enjoy the rich biological diversity of the Red Rock region – eagles, osprey, and more. Lead architect, Grimshaw which designed UK’s Eden Project, bring their Environmentally Viable Architectural (EVA) principles to create this memorable world-class, destination experience drawing from the region's unique sense of place.

Earthpark’s energy is about inspiring change. Transparent learning technologies. Restorative actions. Possibilities tested and applied to spur new advancements and innovative construction standards and applications. Experience Earthpark's 10 distinctive elements. Learn about the most advanced techniques in the US Green Building Council’s first Green building simulator. Then prepare to be transported to some of the world’s most threatened environmental "hot spots" using our state-of-the virtual reality theatre. Through the Earthpark Institute and Earthpark Learning Lab, individuals, groups, and teams from around the world will discuss and explore situations needing scientific attention. Find out how you can apply what you learn from an immersive learning experience to your own home, school, business and community.

Live. Learn. Work. And enjoy! This new eco-reality is now being designed and will soon unfold at Earthpark.  You’ll discover a campus of ideas and solutions, fueled by world leaders in education, science and the environment and guided by the intrepid belief that all of us have the power to change the world by learning from nature. The purpose? To unite our world as a better place, not only for ourselves but for future generations!