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Designed to endure the extreme weather of polar ice caps, these structures – almost alien in appearance – are like nothing we have seen before. Their unique aesthetics however is nothing more, and nothing less, than an honest response to the specific location and climate; their design – completely stripped of the unnecessary, decorative or unfit for the harsh conditions. Recent climatic changes have presented extreme design with an even greater impetus to address adaptability and mobility and it is a fact worth noting these fascinating buildings have gradually grown more and more capable of providing their inhabitants with comfort, protection from the elements and therefore: further possibilities to study the polar regions.
South African Antarctic Research: SANAE IV
image: Peter Stoppel
Hugh Broughton Architects with Faber Maunsell: Halley VI Research
image: British Antarctic Survey
Hugh Broughton Architects with AECOM: Juan Carlos I Antarctic Station
image: Hugh Broughton Architects
Studio Les Bêtes: Arctic Drifter
image: Studio Les Bêtes
Malcolm Wallhead & Icewall One: The Igloo Satellite Cabin
image: Peter Wurmli for WAF
Richard Carbonnier: Inuksuk Residence
image: Richard Carbonnier
2-B-2 Architecture with Andrey Bondarenko: Arctic Mobile Unit
image: 2-B-2 Architecture
European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica: Concordia Station
image: Guillaume Dargaud
International Polar Foundation: Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station
image: International Polar Foundation
U.S. National Science Foundation: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
image: Panoramio user Stefan Anders
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