Antarctica Developments: South Pole Buildings
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Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Design: ESTÚDIO 41 Arquitetura. In certain places around the world nature sometimes creates adverse conditions for the human body. In these places, thinking a building is almost like designing a costume, an artifact that protects and comforts a person.
Ice Casino – Polar Building
In a study put together by famed arctic behavioural scientist Professor Ross Bight on behalf of Gala, the results showed that of the subjects who participated, over 76% performed better across a variety of casino based games in colder conditions.
Halley VI Antarctica Research Facility, South Pole
The first fully relocatable polar research station in the world became fully operational in February 2013 and signals a new dawn for 21st Century polar research.
Bharati Research Station – Antarctica Building
India’s third Antarctic research station by bof Architekten / IMS (Germany) is a striking modernist structure made from 134 prefabricated shipping containers.
Princess Elisabeth Station – Antarctica Building
Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Conceived, designed, constructed and operated by the International Polar Foundation (Belgium), Princess Elisabeth is Antarctica’s first zero-emission station.
Iceberg Living Station, Antarctica Design
This architectural proposal is a speculative design by David Garcia / MAP Architects (Denmark) for a future research station made entirely from ice, it negates the need to transport foreign materials to Antarctica.
Jang Bogo Antarctica Research Station Building
Korea is becoming a significant player in Antarctic research and Jang Bogo, by Space Group (South Korea), will be one of the largest year-round bases on the continent when it opens in 2014.
