A piece of the frozen South Pole comes to Manchester this week in the first exhibition to be held of its kind at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
Ice Lab, New Architecture and Science in Antarctica, which runs from the 21st October -6th January, aims to show how innovative architecture enables scientists to live and work whilst impacting minimally in one of the most extreme and sensitive environments on the planet.
The exhibition which forms part of the two week Manchester Science Festival features five unique buildings that have been designed to withstand winds of up to two hundred miles an hour and temperatures of minus 55 degrees by using the very latest in engineering and renewable technology and features photographs, architectural drawings, models and films which are designed to give the visitor a sense of what it is like to work and live in the coldest place on the planet.
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The exhibition also highlights the diverse and cutting edge science which takes place on the frozen continent,from a four and a half billion year old meteorite, which shows how the solar system was formed, to the study of ice cores to measure climate change, to the very latest in astronomical research.
A newly-commissioned light and audio work by international visual artist Torsten Laushmann in collaboration with exhibition designers ‘We Made That’ will also be on display as well as original drawings from Archigram’s ‘Walking City’, which helped to inspire the projects. An events programme of talks by featured architects in the exhibition as well as films about Antarctica will run alongside Ice Lab during Manchester Science Festival.
MOSI Director Jean Franczyk said: “We are delighted to welcome Ice Lab as our headline exhibition for the Manchester Science Festival. MOSI’s iconic industrial buildings are a great showcase for this display of the contemporary architecture and engineering it takes to support ongoing research in extreme environments.
Manchester Science Festival (24 October – 3 November), now in its seventh year, is an 11-day celebration of science, which is produced by MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester) in partnership with Siemens. Visitors are invited to play, create and experiment with science through surprising installations, immersive science experiences and hands-on experiments in over 150 events for all ages at venues throughout Greater Manchester.
To find out more or download the programme for Manchester Science Festival look up www.manchestersciencefestival.com
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