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Design Wanted For Antarctic Base

Posted by simoniker on from the babylon-5-comparisons-ahoy dept.

colonist writes "According to the BBC, The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have begun a major international competition to design a new scientific research station at Antarctica. The old station, Halley Research Station, was built in 1992 and its ice shelf will break off by 2010." According to the article: "The first four bases were built on the surface and gradually got covered with snow and ultimately got so deep they became crushed by the weight of ice and had to be replaced", though the "current base on stilts" fared better until the ice shelf problems.

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  1. Too bad they played zerg by sdpinpdx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Terran bases are mobile.

  2. Obligatory 'The Thing' Reference by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "You gotta be fucking kidding me!"
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  3. Re:Antarctic Base... by dcowart · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Word Yo!

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  4. Re:Listen, lad... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It probably should, but don't forget that the moderators are on crack

  5. Re:Listen, lad... by Altus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    only if the moderation system made any sense and the moderators werent out of their minds!

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