Architect designs Antarctic research station over Zoom

By Tom Lowe2020-12-07T06:00:00

Hugh Broughton had to work with team from Australia in middle of night because of covid-19 lockdown

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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