A new era of Australian Antarctic endeavour
30 November 2020
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has appointed Hugh Broughton Architects to join a team led by multi-disciplinary consultants WSP to masterplan the modernisation of the infrastructure at Davis research station in East Antarctica. Initial masterplanning is now complete, and masterplan concept development is ongoing.
Davis research station will be a modern research facility that enhances health, safety and wellbeing for residents. It will provide resilient facilities that support year-round, world-leading science and showcase holistic sustainability, setting the new standard for infrastructure development in Antarctica.
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