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July 11, 2005
Antarctic Archigram
Wow. There's been a competition to design the next Halley Antarctic base (see this entry on the very fantastic 75° South weblog). There are three finalists, all with pretty similar designs. One of the big problems with the base, it seems, is that it moves 1km a year due to ice flows, edging closer and closer to the sea, wit a danger of the ice cracking and Halley floating off on an iceberg.
So, all designs are on stilts. Two are draggable, but one of them walks!
So exciting! It's the Archigram future! Watch the video here.
I suspect the Buro Happold design will win - the inside looks the nicest and most practically laid out. But for sheer bring-me-my-futureness, the Hopkins design deserves to be built - in London if not Antartica.
The Ideal Walking Archigram Home Exhibition.
More details here, with images and videos here.
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