The conditions are hostile, the timing is tight and it's a long way from home, but three teams are eagerly fighting for the right to build the British Antarctic Survey's research station - an their designs all have one thing in common. It's the distance you are from civilisation that makes this project unique, says Malcolm Reading. As architectural advisor to the British Antarctic Survey, he knows just how big a challenge the construction team will face when it comes to building Halley VI, BAS's new research station on the Brunt Ice Shelf. "If something breaks or goes wrong you can't pick up the phone and get an extra flight to come down with spares or replacements," he explains. "And that's the big difference compared with building in somewhere like northern Canada, where the conditions are still extreme but the supply line is much easier."
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