Mars Science City – Space Architecture Design Studio 2020
The Mars Science City design studio topic fits into the long-term vision to build a human settlement on Mars. The students were first asked to look far into the future and imagine what a city on Mars would be like. How do they think people would live in about 100 years on another planet? What would they take with them from Earth, and what would they want to see totally different? The student teams have developed a conceptual vision of this city. In parallel they researched and worked on the environmental, technical and social challenges of getting to and being on Mars. Each team was asked to identify three major challenges and / or characteristics, based on their vision. What would be needed to start the settlement in order to become the city they have imagined? This was the most challenging part for the student’s teams, and became the starting point for the individual architectural solutions of the near-term project on Mars. Design Task S. 6 Teaching Team S. 16 The Students S. 24 Projects DUNE S. 30 Moving Mars S. 42 Terra Mars S. 54 AB-ORIGO S. 66 Protocity S. 76 Dune Haranea S. 86 Lighthouse S. 94 Arcadia City S. 104 Apoikia S. 114 Adventus S. 122 Ice Age S. 138 Teaching Team: Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger (Studio Director), Alexander S., Bannova O., Bier H., Bishop S., Ciardullo C., Esfand M., Farmwald L., Frischauf N., Gourlis B., Grömer G., Kahr F., Lamborelle O., Makaya A., Nixon D., Perino M., Russ C., Schechtner K., Schwehm G., Wong D.; Students: Binder D., Brajic A., Gojkovic B., Brückler A., Hamzic E., Kaprinayova E., Stauber B., Vorraber J., Podwalski K., Adnan M., Trinca E., Ahr S., Bula M., Ivanonva M., Stoyanova S., Graf J., Kugic A., Neumerkel R., Vecerdi M., Glinac M., Ramovic A., Schneider G., Ajdari S., Mujedini X., Gündar J.
The Mars Science City design studio topic fits into the long-term vision to build a human settlement on Mars. The students were first asked to look far into the future and imagine what a city on Mars would be like. How do they think people would live in about 100 years on another planet? What would they take with them from Earth, and what would they want to see totally different? The student teams have developed a conceptual vision of this city. In parallel they researched and worked on the environmental, technical and social challenges of getting to and being on Mars. Each team was asked to identify three major challenges and / or characteristics, based on their vision. What would be needed to start the settlement in order to become the city they have imagined? This was the most challenging part for the student’s teams, and became the starting point for the individual architectural solutions of the near-term project on Mars.
Design Task S. 6
Teaching Team S. 16
The Students S. 24
Projects
DUNE S. 30
Moving Mars S. 42
Terra Mars S. 54
AB-ORIGO S. 66
Protocity S. 76
Dune Haranea S. 86
Lighthouse S. 94
Arcadia City S. 104
Apoikia S. 114
Adventus S. 122
Ice Age S. 138
Teaching Team: Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger (Studio Director), Alexander S., Bannova O., Bier H., Bishop S., Ciardullo C., Esfand M., Farmwald L., Frischauf N., Gourlis B., Grömer G., Kahr F., Lamborelle O., Makaya A., Nixon D., Perino M., Russ C., Schechtner K., Schwehm G., Wong D.;
Students: Binder D., Brajic A., Gojkovic B., Brückler A., Hamzic E., Kaprinayova E., Stauber B., Vorraber J., Podwalski K., Adnan M., Trinca E., Ahr S., Bula M., Ivanonva M., Stoyanova S., Graf J., Kugic A., Neumerkel R., Vecerdi M., Glinac M., Ramovic A., Schneider G., Ajdari S., Mujedini X., Gündar J.
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HB2 | MARS SCIENCE CITY
SUMMARY
Proto City, the first city on Mars, stands for one of the
greatest human achievements. It all started with the first
robotic mission and construction of the first unit, the Proto
Cell, which housed only eight astronauts. As time went on
and technology progressed at fast pace, the cell grew and
expanded until it reached the size of a city. At this time,
high-tech materials make it possible to use a transparent
shell to allow light in.
The positioning provides constant sunlight during the day,
and the wavy surface redirects wind. A central location
of the nuclear powerplants ensures consistent distance
of 16 km between the reactors and the growing city. The
Launching-Landing Site is located at a safe distance of 5
km. A large number of craters in the area raise the possibility
of expansion.
The wave-like shape has its origin in the first regolith
shell created in 2034. Slightly rounded, almost dome-like,
it grew in numbers, and through the variation in size and
shape a rhythm was created: waves running and spilling
over the craters‘ rim. The barriers between separate units
disappeared, and a large sealed shell emerged that can
house people, animals, homes, buildings, and nature.
Diameter 40.67 KM
Center Latitude 42 °
Center Longitude 329.61 °
BONESTELL CRATER
Northernmost Latitude 42.34 °
Southernmost Latitude 41.66 °
Easternmost Longitude330.08 °
Westernmost Longitude 329.15 °
Mastersection through Time and ProtoCity Evolution including Population size, Sun and Wind study and given conditions
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