Halley VI research station, Antarctica
The British Antarctic Survey thought otherwise, and in 2004 employed the Royal Institute of British Architects to hold a design competition for their new £26m station.
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One of the motivations for building Halley VI is that Halley V was being progressively engulfed by snow, as were four previous stations built there since 1956. The ice on which it stands is moving at a rate of 400 metres a year, and one day will break off and float away, so Halley VI can be relocated when necessary. It can also be regularly raised, to keep it above the perpetual build-up of snow.
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Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole has a new building on jack-up legs:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=amundsen+scott&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=09A9A6070DFC1B8DA5109563CBE2E020F6A39C3C&selectedIndex=1
The old building (a Geodesic dome) is slowly being covered by snow.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=amundsen+scott&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=F9B85DC7C66A992F39EB2E8084623BCA0954FE30&selectedIndex=2
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