Space architects boldy envisage building off-Earth colonies
The protective mounds of raw regolith surrounding the exterior walls serve to blur the boundary between settlement and lunar landscape. Solar panels rotate atop the regolith domes, catching the eternal sunlight of the South Pole.
Inaugural Australian Space Architecture Challenge (ASAC) designs celebrated.
Students have been recognised for their off-Earth designs which could accommodate deep-space explorers of the future.
The inaugural Australian Space Architecture Challenge (ASAC) was organised by a team from the University of Adelaide’s Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources (ATCSR).
“The Australian Space Architecture Challenge aligns with the goals of Australian Civil Space Strategy and the Moon to Mars initiative to advance Australia’s position in the global space economy,” said the University of Adelaide’s Dr Amit Srivastava, Head, Lunar Architecture Research Group at the ATCSR led the team.
“Space architecture is an inter-disciplinary endeavour, which brings together capabilities across the entire range of STEM fields, as well as creativity and culture.
“The competition aims to gather the emerging talent across this wide range of fields and highlight the importance of a collaborative effort in imagining our future in space. It aims to increase national capacity and inspire the next generation of the space workforce.
“We challenged students to play at the boundaries of reality and imagination and contribute a vision of the future of human habitation on the Moon in 2069.”
The competition was not limited to architecture students but all those who dream about human presence in deep space. Entries were received from university students and recent graduates from across Australia.