http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1358982,00.html
Architects off to the Antarctic
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/stevebell/0,7371,1233866,00.html
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Maev Kennedy
Thursday November 25, 2004
Three teams of architects and engineers are off for an exceptionally
demanding site visit - to the Antarctic.
The Royal Institute of British Architects, which organised a unique
competition for the British Antarctic Survey, announced yesterday that
three teams - Buro Happold and Lifschutz Davidson; Faber Maunsell and
Hugh Broughton Architects; and Hopkins Architects and Expedition
Engineers - have won through to the final round, beating internationally
renowned architectural practices including Richard Rogers.
The three winning designs have a science fiction quality, reflecting the
need to provide living, working and entertainment conditions for
scientists spending months in one of the most challenging environments
on earth.
The unusually heavy representation of engineering firms in the winning
teams is a reflection of the difficulties of the site. It is 10,000
miles from Britain, subject to storms and snow drifts capable of burying
an office block, and will be located on a ice shelf which regularly
sheds icebergs the size of small countries.
The winning teams will visit Antarctica early next year, and the
ultimate winner will be announced next September.