Las Palmas Water Theatre The Las Palmas Water Theatre by
Grimshaw was based on the biomimetic design principle of
mimicking process - in this case the way in which the Namibian
fog-basking beetle has evolved a way to create its own fresh
water in a desert. This scheme employed similar ingenuity to
take advantage of the sunny conditions, steady wind direction
and cold seawater to create large amounts of desalinated water
for the town of Las Palmas. The evaporators and condensers which
are the basis of this technology were arranged to create a back-
drop to an outdoor amphitheatre. What might normally have been a
mundane piece of infrastructure is elevated to the level of
sculpture.