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Hugh Broughton Architects designs Antarctic research station over Zoom

By 2020-12-07T07:00:00

Davis station concept sketch (1)

  Davis research station consists of a cluster of modular pods connected by bridges

The founder of Hugh Broughton Architects has described how the practice designed a research station in Antarctica working entirely via Zoom with a team from Australia.

Hugh Broughton said the team had started work on the Davis research station for the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) in early March this year before the covid-19 lockdown came into force at the end of the month, prohibiting any travel between the two countries.

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