Our Discovery Building is now weathertight! It's a new scientific support facility being constructed at Rothera Research Station, the UK's largest research and operations hub in Antarctica.
The team of around 54 on-site construction team members have been facing harsh weather conditions to complete this season’s programme of works before their planned departure in April. This timelapse shows the team adding the building's iconic blue cladding, and the new operations tower. When complete, the Discovery Building will replace several older buildings at Rothera Research Station and will support science in the region for at least the next 50 years.
The new Discovery Building will mean the British Antarctic Survey and our research partners can continue to deliver cutting-edge climate, biodiversity and ocean research and innovative science in Antarctica.
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