Hugh Giles Keyworth Broughton (born February 1965 in
Worcester
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is an English architect and one of the world's leading designers of polar research facilities. His practice, Hugh Broughton Architects, was founded in 1995 and is based in London, works internationally. The practice has won several high profile international design competitions, including
Halley VI Research Station, Juan Carlos 1 Spanish Antarctic Base, the Atmospheric Watch Observatory in Greenland for the
US National Science Foundation
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and a new health facility on
Tristan da Cunha
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, the world's most remote inhabited island. , current polar work includes the redevelopment of
Scott Base
Scott Base is a New Zealand Antarctic research station at Pram Point on Ross Island near Mount Erebus in New Zealand's Ross Dependency territorial claim. It was named in honour of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN, leader of two British exp ...
for
Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand is an agency set up by the Government of New Zealand to manage its interests in Antarctica and the Ross Sea. As well as providing logistics support to a large scientific programme, it also runs bases such as Scott Base. ...
, designed in collaboration with Jasmax; and the modernisation of the Rothera Research Station for the
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of list of global issues, global issues, and to provide an active prese ...
(2023). In 2019 the practice completed the conservation of the Grade I listed Painted Hall in the
Old Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College are buildings that serve as the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ...
, Greenwich, designed by
Sir Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren FRS (; – ) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist who was one of the most highly acclaimed architects in the history of England. Known for his work in the English Baroque style, he was acc ...
in 1696.
The practice has received four
RIBA National Award
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s, one RIBA International Award (2013
), and seven RIBA Regional Awards (including 2016,
and 2019
). Other awards include Museums and Heritage Award 2019,
New London Awards 2018, The American Prize for Architecture 2016,
Civic Trust Award Special Award for Sustainability 2014,
three AJ Retrofit Awards in 2013,
and BD International Breakthrough Architect of the Year Award 2012
Hugh lectures internationally and has served on numerous architectural juries including the 2013 RIBA Manser Medal, the 2014 AJ Retrofit Awards, the 2015
RIBA
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he is an assessor for the
Civic Trust Awards
The Civic Trust Awards scheme is a British awards scheme to recognise outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment. It was established in 1959, and is the longest-standing built environment awards scheme in Europe. The ...
. He was named on the Evening Standard The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2018 - Visualisers: Architecture.
Education
* 1990 BA MA (Hons) Dip Arch, Architecture,
University of Edinburgh
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Significant buildings
* 2019 The Painted Hall,
Old Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College are buildings that serve as the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ...
, Greenwich, London, England
* 2018 The Rookery,
TUC Congress House
Congress House is the headquarters of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), a British organisation that represents most of the UK's trade unions. It is also an events venue, Congress Centre.
In 1948, David du Roi Aberdeen won an architectural compe ...
, London, England
* 2017 - 2021 (ongoing) Redevelopment of the Dockyard Church,
Royal Navy Dockyard
Royal Navy Dockyards (more usually termed Royal Dockyards) were state-owned harbour facilities where ships of the Royal Navy were built, based, repaired and refitted. Until the mid-19th century the Royal Dockyards were the largest industrial c ...
,
Isle of Sheppey
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, Sheerness, Kent, originally designed by
George Ledwell Taylor
George Ledwell Taylor (31 March 1788 – 1 May 1873) was an architect and landowner who lived in London.
Life
Taylor was born on 31 March 1788 and educated at Rawes's academy, Bromley. He became a pupil of the architect James Burton (proper ...
in 1828
* 2017
Henry Moore
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Studios & Gardens, Perry Green, Hertfordshire, England
* 2016 The Portland Collection,
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck Estate, Nottinghamshire, England
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* 2015
Institution of Structural Engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers is a British professional body for structural engineers.
In 2021, it had 29,900 members operating in 112 countries. It provides professional accreditation and publishes a magazine, '' The Structural Eng ...
* 2014-2018 The Painted Hall,
Old Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College are buildings that serve as the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ...
, Greenwich, London, England
* 2013
Halley VI Research Station for the
British Antarctic Survey
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Maidstone Museum
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* 2012-ongoing Atmospheric Watch Observatory
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Summit Station on the apex of the
Greenland ice sheet
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for the
US National Science Foundation
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* 2007-ongoing
Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base
Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base, named after the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I (), is a seasonal (November to March) scientific station operated by Spain, opened in January 1988. Situated on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetla ...
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Livingston Island
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* 2005 British Council Malaysia
* 1998 South Wimbledon District Guides
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* 1996-ongoing TUC Congress House, London
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British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of list of global issues, global issues, and to provide an active prese ...
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Congress House
Congress House is the headquarters of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), a British organisation that represents most of the UK's trade unions. It is also an events venue, Congress Centre.
In 1948, David du Roi Aberdeen won an architectural compe ...
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Greenland ice sheet
The Greenland ice sheet is an ice sheet which forms the second largest body of ice in the world. It is an average of thick and over thick at its maximum. It is almost long in a north–south direction, with a maximum width of at a latitude ...
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Halley VI Research Station (competition winning design)
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Harley Gallery and Foundation
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Institution of Structural Engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers is a British professional body for structural engineers.
In 2021, it had 29,900 members operating in 112 countries. It provides professional accreditation and publishes a magazine, '' The Structural Eng ...
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Henry Moore Foundation
The Henry Moore Foundation is a registered charity in England, established for education and promotion of the fine arts — in particular, to advance understanding of the works of Henry Moore, and to promote the public appreciation of sculpt ...
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Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base
Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base, named after the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I (), is a seasonal (November to March) scientific station operated by Spain, opened in January 1988. Situated on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetla ...
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Livingston Island
Livingston Island (Russian name ''Smolensk'', ) is an Antarctic island in the Southern Ocean, part of the South Shetland Islands, South Shetlands Archipelago, a group of List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Antarctic islands north of the ...
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Maidstone Museum & Art Gallery
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Old Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College are buildings that serve as the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ...
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Scott Base
Scott Base is a New Zealand Antarctic research station at Pram Point on Ross Island near Mount Erebus in New Zealand's Ross Dependency territorial claim. It was named in honour of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN, leader of two British exp ...
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Sheerness Dockyard
Sheerness Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the Sheerness peninsula, at the mouth of the River Medway in Kent. It was opened in the 1660s and closed in 1960.
Location
In the Age of Sail, the Royal Navy would often establish shore ...
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Summit Station
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US National Science Foundation
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Venice Biennale of Architecture
The Venice Biennale of Architecture ( Italian: ''Mostra di Architettura di Venezia'') is an international exhibition showcasing architectural works from around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year.
Originally held in even-numbered ...
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Living people
1965 births
Architects from Worcestershire
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh