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Architecture in the Extreme - Interviews
AA School of Architecture, London, 2019
A series of conversations with five leading Architects (Bert Bücking, Hugh Broughton, Michael Morrison, Rick Petersen and Philippe Samyn) to tackle topics which span from the "Permanence VS Temporality" of Antarctic stations to their "Sustainability VS Self Sufficiency" and Hyper-density VS Isolation”.
Bert Bücking (BOF Architekten) is the founder of bof architekten in collaboration with Patrick Ostrop and Ole Flemming. Bert has work experience in all areas of architecture as well as teaching and research. His particular interest is the interface between civil engineering and architecture. While studying architecture at the university Bert developed already a strong interest in modular and sustainable building techniques and designs. This knowledge was deepened and expanded through practical work and research throughout his whole career. Together with Ramboll he developed modular concepts for buildings in remote areas and extreme enviroments.
Hugh Broughton (Hugh Broughton Architects) is the founder of Hugh Broughton Architects, one of the world's leading designers of buildings in Antarctica. Completed projects include the relocatable British Halley VI and Juan Carlos 1 Spanish Antarctic Base. Current projects include the redevelopment of Scott Base for Antarctica New Zealand and the modernisation of Rothera Research Station for the British Antarctic Survey.
Michael Morrison (Purcell) is an architect and former chairman of Purcell. He first visited Antarctica in 2003 for to write conservation plans for Scott and Shackleton’s huts. He subsequently surveyed the historic huts down the Antarctic Peninsula and is currently involved with the conservation of the whaling stations on South Georgia.
Rick Petersen (OZ Architecture) is Principal with OZ Architecture, and leads a wide range of design projects that benefit from collaboration among highly diverse stakeholders, whether in his home town of Denver or in Antarctica, where he led the redesign of McMurdo Station for the National Science Foundation. His work yields resource-efficient communities that promote well-being, including transit-oriented development (TOD), workforce housing, corporate office, higher education and cultural facilities.
Sir Philippe Samyn (Samyn and Partners), doctor in Applied Sciences, architect, civil engineer and urbanist, is a member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Science, Art and Literature since 1992, a member of the financial and advisory committees of SECO Belgium scrl, and a Commander of the Order of Léopold who was ennobled to Knighthood by HRH King Albert II on July 13th 2012. His work is based on permanent questioning, widely fed by numerous missions abroad, lateral thinking and his scientific work. More particularly, his discovery in 1997 of the volume and displacement indicators has since experienced continuous scientific development, leading to a general and open theory about the conception and predimensioning of structures.
Bert Bücking (BOF Architekten) is the founder of bof architekten in collaboration with Patrick Ostrop and Ole Flemming. Bert has work experience in all areas of architecture as well as teaching and research. His particular interest is the interface between civil engineering and architecture. While studying architecture at the university Bert developed already a strong interest in modular and sustainable building techniques and designs. This knowledge was deepened and expanded through practical work and research throughout his whole career. Together with Ramboll he developed modular concepts for buildings in remote areas and extreme enviroments.
Hugh Broughton (Hugh Broughton Architects) is the founder of Hugh Broughton Architects, one of the world's leading designers of buildings in Antarctica. Completed projects include the relocatable British Halley VI and Juan Carlos 1 Spanish Antarctic Base. Current projects include the redevelopment of Scott Base for Antarctica New Zealand and the modernisation of Rothera Research Station for the British Antarctic Survey.
Michael Morrison (Purcell) is an architect and former chairman of Purcell. He first visited Antarctica in 2003 for to write conservation plans for Scott and Shackleton’s huts. He subsequently surveyed the historic huts down the Antarctic Peninsula and is currently involved with the conservation of the whaling stations on South Georgia.
Rick Petersen (OZ Architecture) is Principal with OZ Architecture, and leads a wide range of design projects that benefit from collaboration among highly diverse stakeholders, whether in his home town of Denver or in Antarctica, where he led the redesign of McMurdo Station for the National Science Foundation. His work yields resource-efficient communities that promote well-being, including transit-oriented development (TOD), workforce housing, corporate office, higher education and cultural facilities.
Sir Philippe Samyn (Samyn and Partners), doctor in Applied Sciences, architect, civil engineer and urbanist, is a member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Science, Art and Literature since 1992, a member of the financial and advisory committees of SECO Belgium scrl, and a Commander of the Order of Léopold who was ennobled to Knighthood by HRH King Albert II on July 13th 2012. His work is based on permanent questioning, widely fed by numerous missions abroad, lateral thinking and his scientific work. More particularly, his discovery in 1997 of the volume and displacement indicators has since experienced continuous scientific development, leading to a general and open theory about the conception and predimensioning of structures.
| Project Title: | Architecture in the Extreme |
| Location: | Architectural Association School of Architecture |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Status: | Completed |
| Programme: | Interviews |
| Speakers: | Bert Bücking, Hugh Broughton, Michael Morrison, Rick Petersen and Philippe Samyn |
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