The most important thing that the designers should take into account are the potential earthquakes - the buildings should be able to withstand the shaking of the ground.
Additionally, Earthquakes often lead to fires, so the buildings should also be fire-proof; especially not made of wood.
Finally, the possibility of a tsunami should be considered.
If Antarctica has coal beds, and coal is formed from pressured carbon, then it indicates that Antarctica once had living organisms. Because living things are carbon based.
Probably by what plants and animals can live in the area in turn changing how each place makes food, some may only have access to onions and garlic with maybe beef and goat while others have deer and pigs with parsley and bayleaf