Moon Village
Moon Village
- UrbanNext, August 18, 2021.
- 376 words.
Essay, Low Density, Senseable Technologies, SOM, Technology and fabrication
Air, Architectural explorations, Architecture, Collaborative work, Environmental technologies, Extraterrestrial, Flexibility, Innovation, New paradigms, New technologies, Optimized construction, Project, Sustainability
Five decades after humans first set foot on the Moon, an initiative is underway to return–and this time, on a permanent basis. The “Moon Village” concept, first proposed by the European Space Agency (ESA), is based on global cooperation among multiple nations and industry partners. Together with ESA and faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), SOM is implementing new methods for master planning, designing, and engineering the settlement.
2575-5374
Architecture Technology Moon
Essay, Low Density, Senseable Technologies, SOM, Technology and fabrication
Air, Architectural explorations, Architecture, Collaborative work, Environmental technologies, Extraterrestrial, Flexibility, Innovation, New paradigms, New technologies, Optimized construction, Project, Sustainability
Five decades after humans first set foot on the Moon, an initiative is underway to return–and this time, on a permanent basis. The “Moon Village” concept, first proposed by the European Space Agency (ESA), is based on global cooperation among multiple nations and industry partners. Together with ESA and faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), SOM is implementing new methods for master planning, designing, and engineering the settlement.
2575-5374
Architecture Technology Moon